Freddie Lee Grant v. Carl White, Warden

In 1962 Freddie Lee Grant was convicted of rape after a jury trial in New Madrid County, Missouri. Pursuant to Missouri’s Habitual Criminal Aet, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 556.-280, he was sentenced to 99 years imprisonment. Due to errors in the sentencing procedure, the Missouri Supreme Court vacated the sentence. State v. Grant, 380 S.W.2d 799 (Mo.1964). On remand, Grant was again sentenced to 99 years imprisonment. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. State v. Grant, 394 S.W.2d 285 (Mo.1965). 1

Petitioner filed this action in federal district court seeking habeas corpus relief on two…