Legal Opinion
Clarence Phillips v. William S. Neil, Warden, Tennessee State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1971No. 20970PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial by the district court of appellant’s petition for the writ of habeas corpus challenging his state court criminal conviction.
On February 18, 1969, Clarence Phillips was indicted by the Grand Jury of Campbell County, Tennessee, for the offense of first degree murder. He was charged with responsibility for the brutal slaying of Arthur Queener, which occurred on October 28, 1968. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and appellant was given a fifty year sentence. Having a history of periodic hospitalization in Eastern State Mental…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Graham v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
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