Legal Opinion

Nolan v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 20, 1963PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Judge.

The grand jury of Harlan County indicted the appellant, Orville Nolan, for housebreaking and three previous convictions of a felony. When the case came on for trial in the Harlan Circuit Court the appellant, being represented by counsel, entered a plea of guilty. Judgment was en*826tered against him and he was sentenced to ten years in the State Reformatory. Thereafter appellant petitioned the Lyon Circuit Court for a writ of habeas corpus. Judgment dismissing the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is the subject of this appeal.

The appellant maintains that the indictment falsely…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rice v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
  2. Thomas v. MaggardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Langdon v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1964
  2. Waddle v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
  3. Nolan v. ThomasDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1964
  4. Nolan v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1964

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