Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Steele Forgy v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1995No. 94-3762PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
Jeffrey Steele Forgy appeals the District Court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Charged with and convicted of burglary, Forgy argues that the information failed to specify the basis of the burglary charge and that this failure violated his constitutional right “to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation” against him. 1 U.S. Const. Amend. VI, made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment. We agree. We therefore reverse the judgment of the District Court and remand with directions to the District Court to issue a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ford v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- James v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jerry Lynn Easter v. Roger Endell, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Allen v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
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3Cited by4 opinions
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