Legal Opinion
William Jacob Bruce v. John W. Wingo, Warden, Kentucky State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1972No. 71-1888PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the District Court’s denial of a petition for habeas corpus.
Appellant was convicted of rape after a jury trial held in the Hopkins County (Ky.) Circuit Court in 1966. He was sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals reversed the conviction because some of the evidence admitted at the trial had been obtained through an improper search. On remand a second trial resulted in a hung jury. At the third trial Appellant was again convicted. Kentucky permits the jury to impose sentence and after the third trial the jury sentenced Appellant to life…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Eddie W. Patton v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Martin v. Pendergrass v. W. S. Neil, Warden, Helen Jones Recor v. Martha K. Linder, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- James Frasia May v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. HolleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- Robert Rivera v. Jimmy Rose, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Johnson v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1973
- Slayton v. HammerSupreme Court of the United States · 1973