Legal Opinion
Pettyjohn v. Evatt
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided January 24, 1974No. Civ. A. 6847PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANK W. WILSON, Chief Judge.
This is a proceeding upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in which the petitioner seeks to set aside his convictions and sentences in two cases, each entitled “State of Tennessee v. Samuel Petty-john,” being Docket Nos. 114,458 and 114,491 in the Criminal Court for Hamilton County, Tennessee. In Case No. 114,458, the petitioner was convicted of assault with intent to commit second degree murder and sentenced to not less than one nor more than two years. In Case No. 114,491, the petitioner was convicted of carrying a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County v. MilesTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. WillisSuperior Court of Delaware · 1995
- Commonwealth v. Holliday, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Somerset County1975
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County v. MilesTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Pettyjohn v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974