Legal Opinion
William T. Rudolph v. Al C. Parke
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1988No. 87-5924PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
William T. (Willie) Rudolph seeks habeas relief from his incarceration for being a persistent felony offender (PFO) under Kentucky law. Ky.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 532.080 (Michie/Bobbs Merrill 1985). For the reasons set out below, we affirm the district court’s decision not to issue the writ.
In February 1986, Rudolph stood trial for trafficking in the drug Dilaudid and, be cause he had been convicted six times previously, for being a first degree persistent felony offender. Under Kentucky law, a defendant may be convicted as a PFO if he has been convicted of at least two…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Franklin Delano GipsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Burch v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Robert W. Carpenter, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Gary C. Mohr, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Stuck v. LeapleySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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