Legal Opinion

Horton v. Bomar

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided January 23, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 3675PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM E. MILLER, Chief Judge.

The Clerk is directed to file the petition of Acie Horton for a writ of habeas corpus in forma pauperis.

The petitioner is presently incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary pursuant to judgment of the Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, rendered November 4, 1960, wherein petitioner was convicted of the crime of rape and sentenced to a term of seventy-five years imprisonment.

This is the second writ sought by the petitioner in this Court. The first was denied on May 14, 1963 because the petitioner’s contentions concerning legislative…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. McIntosh v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
  3. State Ex Rel. Dawson v. BomarTennessee Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Clayton Dawson v. Lynn Bomar, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
  5. Miller v. District Court of Iowa ex rel. Lee CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Aubrey Pate v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby Prison, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  2. Pueblo v. Sánchez VegaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1968
  3. Carden v. HendersonDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1967
  4. Summers v. ThompsonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1977
  5. Woodall v. NeilDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1970

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