Creech v. Sparkman
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BRITT, District Judge.
Petitioner, Willis Reginald Creech, was convicted by a jury in the Superior Court for Cumberland County of a crime against nature under N.C.Gen.Stat. § 14-177. He is currently serving a ten-year term prison sentence1 and brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Six claims for relief are presented in the petition. First, that N.C.Gen.Stat. § 14-177 is unconstitutionally void for vagueness in violation of due process. Second, that the statute unconstitutionally infringes on the petitioner’s right to privacy. Third, that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. WardCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984