Legal Opinion
EACRET ET UX v. Holmes
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 1958PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLusk, J.
Plaintiffs are the parents of Alvin William Eacret, deceased, who was murdered by one Billy Junior Nunn. Nunn was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. His conviction was affirmed by this court, State v. Nunn, 212 Or 546, 321 P2d 356.
The defendant is Robert D. Holmes, Governor of the State of Oregon.
Plaintiffs filed this suit for the purpose of obtaining a declaratory judgment limiting and guiding the Governor in the exercise of the power granted to him by Article V, § 14 of the Oregon Constitution, which reads:
“He shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ex Parte GrossmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- American Federation of Labor v. BainOregon Supreme Court · 1940
- State v. NunnOregon Supreme Court · 1958
- Ex Parte CrumpCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Henry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Eckles v. State of OregonOregon Supreme Court · 1988
- Baird v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 1978
- Kellas v. Department of CorrectionsOregon Supreme Court · 2006
- In Re SappCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Utsey v. Coos CountyCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2001
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