Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Sigler
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided January 13, 1971No. Civ. No. 1209LPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
VAN PELT, Senior District Judge.
Petitioner, Luther Wesley Wilson, was convicted by a jury of murder while in the perpetration of, or attempting to perpetrate, a robbery which occurred on February 28, 1958, and was sentenced to death. The conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court, Wilson v. State, 170 Neb. 494, 103 N.W.2d 258 (1960), cert. denied, 364 U.S. 887, 81 S.Ct. 178, 5 L.Ed.2d 108 (1960). Thereafter, petitioner was granted leave to file a petition for habeas corpus in forma pauperis in this court, and an order to show cause was issued and…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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