Legal Opinion
Robert Lee Thacker v. Sam P. Garrison, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, N.C. And State of North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1975No. 74--1518PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert Lee Thacker, a North Carolina prisoner, seeks a certificate of probable cause to appeal the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus.
Briefly stated, the factual background is as follows. Thacker was arrested on March 10, 1971, and charged with two counts of assault. He was tried in the state court, and on June 21, 1971, was found guilty of both charges and received a sentence of nine to ten years in Case No. 71 — CR—12806 and two years in Case No. 71 — CR—12807. Thacker was committed to the State Department of Correction on June 23, 1971, to begin service of the nine-…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. ThackerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Thomas Ribble Tucker, Jr. v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Douglas F. Miller v. J. D. Cox, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. Lewis MarkusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Steve v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Graham v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Tarrance v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1977
- John Disalvo v. Patrick Whelan Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992