Legal Opinion
Davis v. State of North Carolina
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided July 25, 1961No. Civ. 1302 (Habeas Corpus 27)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTLER, Chief Judge.
This petition for writ of habeas corpus has been filed on behalf of Elmer Davis, Jr., who is in the custody of the State of North Carolina under sentence of death.
Petitioner was indicted by the Grand Jury at the November 2 Term, 1959, of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for the crime of murder while engaged in the perpetration of the felony of rape. The case was tried at the December Term, 1959, of said court, at which trial petitioner was represented by counsel; the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, with no…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Fay v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Davis v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Elmer Davis, Jr. v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- Davis v. North CarolinaDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1963
- State v. ReidCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974
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