Legal Opinion
Martin v. Kentucky
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided July 29, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 4519PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBOURNE, District Judge.
The petitioner, Hassie Cane Martin, is presently confined in the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville, Kentucky, under a judgment of the Fayette Circuit Court entered in October, 1960. At the April, 1960 session of the grand jury of that court an indictment was returned charging Martin and Willie Gaines Smith with the willful murder of Clin Alexander. Shortly after the indictment was returned, the court appointed members of the bar in Lexington as counsel to represent each of the Negro defendants. Darrell B. Hancock was appointed to represent Martin and C.…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965