Legal Opinion

Orr v. State of South Carolina

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 23, 1953No. 6528PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURTAM.

This is an appeal in a habeas corpus case. Appellant was convicted in a South Carolina state court of violation of the criminal laws of that state .and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. lie contended in the court below that the evidence in his case did not warrant his conviction, that he was not represented by counsel on his trial, that he was not afforded . an opportunity to have witnesses for his defense and that he was given an excessive sentence. The District Judge, 110 F.Supp. 153, denied his application for relief on the ground that he had not exhausted his remedies under…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Bernard v. BradyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
  3. Berman v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
  4. Ex parte OrrDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1952

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mason McCoy v. E. H. Tucker, Warden, West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
  2. Harvey Carpenter v. William H. Bannan, Warden, State Prison of Southern MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959

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