Reed v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

William Thomas Reed was convicted o,f the murder of Louise.Young and the jury fixed his punishment at death. On appeal, the judgment of ■ conviction was affirmed; Reed v. Commonwealth,, 312 Ky. 214, 226 SW.2d 513. A petition for.a writ of ha-beas corpus was filed in the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky by reason of which-the execution,; originally set for March 31, 1950, was stayed. The writ was denied by the Federal District. Court. The. order denying the writ was affirmed - on appeal to the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Reed v.…