Legal Opinion
Kyle Douglas Meade v. James D. Cox, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1971No. 14510PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, District Judge:
Kyle Douglas Meade appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus without a hearing based upon the state court record.
Meade was found guilty of second degree murder by a jury and was sentenced on July 3, 1967, to eighteen years imprisonment by the Circuit Court of Russell County, Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, whereupon Meade petitioned the trial court for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was denied and dis missed upon review of the record without a plenary hearing. The district…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Meade v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. David Carson Jackson, United States of America v. Margaret Frances McKenzieCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Pedro Amezquita v. Rafael Hernandez ColonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- People v. PearsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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