Legal Opinion
E. J. McClain v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1970No. 20314PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
Nearly 30 years ago, to be exact, on March 6, 1941, after a six-day trial, a jury in the Circuit Court of St. Louis, Missouri, found E. J. McClain guilty of murder in the first degree, and assessed his punishment at life imprisonment. On March 28, 1941, the state trial judge, now deceased, entered judgment of conviction and formally sentenced McClain to imprisonment for the rest of his natural life.
Although McClain was represented by counsel in the trial no appeal was taken from the judgment of conviction. On October 27, 1967, approximately 26% years after being…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. James Harold HoodCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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