Legal Opinion
Abner Junior Stephens v. J. D. Cox, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1971No. 15111_1PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
The petitioner, having exhausted his state remedies, sought habeas corpus relief in the district court on the ground that systematic discrimination was practiced against Negroes in the selection of grand and petit juries in Halifax County, Virginia in 1968, the year in which he was tried for murder. Relying on a hearing conducted at the petitioner’s trial in the state court, the district court dismissed the petition, 315 F.Supp. 821. We find the state court hearing inadequate for the resolution of the issue presented, and remand for an eviden-tiary hearing. Townsend v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Akins v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by35 opinions
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- Thomas C. Ramseur v. Howard C. Beyer, Superintendent, New Jersey State Prison, Robert Del Tufo, New Jersey Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- James Barber v. James PonteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Catherine Foster, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. James L. Sparks, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Thomas Carlton Wansley v. A. E. Slayton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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