Legal Opinion
William L. Maxwell v. Dan D. Stephens, Superintendent of Arkansas State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1965No. 17729_1PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
William L. Maxwell, a Negro possessing an eighth grade education, stands convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas, of the crime of rape, as defined by § 41-3401, Arkansas Statutes 1947. The offense was committed on November 3, 1961. Maxwell at the time was 21 years of age. The jury did not “render a verdict of life imprisonment in the State penitentiary at hard labor”, as it had the right to do under §§ 43-2153 and 41-3403, and for which it had been given an alternate verdict form. As a consequence, and in line with the interpretation…
2Cases cited101 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
96 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by109 opinions
- United States v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Calvin GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- George McCreary v. Maurice SiglerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Mesa RithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
104 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.