Legal Opinion
Earl Wayne Wiley v. Dewey Sowders, Superintendent, Kentucky State Reformatory
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1981No. 80-3445PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOUGLAS W. HILLMAN, District Judge.
Earl Wiley, petitioner, was indicted by the Henderson County Grand Jury on August 1, 1978, along with his brother, Elmer Wiley, of first degree burglary, 1 theft of the value of $100 or more 2 and being a persistent felony offender in the second degree. 3 The offenses were allegedly committed on July 13, 1978.
On August 8, 1978, Earl Wiley was arraigned and counsel appointed to represent him. Earl Wiley pled “not guilty.” Separate counsel was appointed for Elmer Wiley. Elmer Wiley also pled “not guilty.”
The Wileys were tried together on September 20,1978. The…
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