Legal Opinion
William Praylow v. George N. Martin Attorney General of the State of South Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1985No. 84-6450PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
William Praylow appeals from an order of the district court, dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
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Praylow was indicted twice during the April, 1980, term of the Court of General Sessions for Jasper County, South Carolina, on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill. The record reveals that he was on parole for a Pennsylvania murder conviction when these two charges were filed. The first charge arose out of an incident on October 11, 1979, when Praylow shot his cousin, Elliott Bowers, for refusing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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- James E. Fields v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by34 opinions
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