Legal Opinion

Debose v. Cowan

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 2, 1973PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEINFELD, Justice.

On March 3, 1971, appellant Charles Debose pleaded guilty to the charge of murder. Without the intervention of a jury, the court sentenced Debose to the penitentiary for life. Subsequently he sought post-conviction relief under RCr 11.42, which was denied to him by the circuit court. That judgment was affirmed by this court on October 20, 1972, in an unpublished opinion.

*481Debose filed a petition for habeas corpus on August 24, 1972, which relief was denied. He appeals from that judgment alleging, “Petitioner, brings his Habeas Corpus petition in good faith on the ‘Single…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  3. Williams v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  4. Thomas v. MaggardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
  5. Hicks v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JohnsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1995

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