Legal Opinion
Joseph Cooper v. Dewey Sowders, Warden, Northpoint Training Center
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1988No. 87-5351PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Joseph Cooper (“Petitioner”) appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE and REMAND this action to the district court with instructions to grant petitioner’s writ of habeas corpus.
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Petitioner was indicted by the Fayette County Grand Jury on October 11, 1983, for the murder of a taxi driver. A jury found petitioner guilty and sentenced him to life in prison. Petitioner’s conviction was affirmed on direct appeal to the Kentucky Supreme Court.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Raymond Walker, Cross-Appellant v. Ted Engle, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Mary Louise Bell v. Dorothy Arn, Supt.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Nugent v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
- Vincent Maglaya v. Raymond J. Buchkoe, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Albert E. Reese v. H. J. Cardwell, Warden, Ohio PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by148 opinions
- Beverly A. Seymour v. Diane Walker,respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Aldrich v. BockDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2004
- Richard Bugh v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Luis Anthony RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Russel William Burket v. Ronald Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
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