Legal Opinion
Gene N. Bowman, Sr. v. Donald E. Bordenkircher, Jr., Warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1975No. 74-1018PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Senior District Judge.
Petitioner below (Bowman) appeals from the denial by the district court of the relief requested in his petition for habeas corpus challenging his conviction of first degree murder after a jury trial in a state court in West Virginia. Along with his pro se petition, which was quite articulate, Bowman sent to the district court several exhibits, including a printed transcript of the proceedings at his trial.
Bowman’s petition was referred by the district judge to a magistrate, who reviewed the petition, the trial transcript and the other exhibits filed by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. William N. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- State v. BowmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1971
- Curtis L. Braxton v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- United States of America Ex Rel. Walter Henderson v. Joseph R. Brierley, Supt., State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Guthrie v. BolesDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1967
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