Legal Opinion
Elmer Davis, Jr. v. State of North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1964No. 9256_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
The case of Elmer Davis, Jr., convicted in North Carolina of rape-murder, is again before this Court. This time it comes on appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus after a full evi-dentiary hearing in the District Court, and the resolution by that Court of the historical facts based upon evidence taken before the Court and the prior record in the state court. Since the Court’s ultimate conclusion was warranted by its findings and the findings are supported by evidence, we affirm denial of the writ.
Elmer Davis, Jr., was tried and convicted in the Superior…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by46 opinions
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