Legal Opinion
Harris v. Stephens
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1966No. Nos. 18062, 18063PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
Orion Trotter and Albert Harris were convicted in the Circuit Court of Drew County, Arkansas for the crime of rape and sentenced to death. The convictions were affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court. Trotter v. State, 237 Ark. 820, 377 S.W.2d 14 (1964), and certiorari denied by the United States Supreme Court, Harris v. Arkansas, 379 U.S. 890, 85 S.Ct. 163, 13 L.Ed.2d 94 (1964). Habeas corpus proceedings brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas were also denied. Following the teachings of Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Avery v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Ernest Sutton Bell v. Mack Jarvis Robert SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Ronald Raymond Ravich and Edward McConnellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- State v. FrazierSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Stamicarbon, N v. V. American Cyanamid CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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