Legal Opinion
Queen v. Leeke
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided February 24, 1978No. Civ. A. 75-1216, 75-1214PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEMPHILL, District Judge.
These are Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus by State prisoners pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The allegations presented to this Court are that the Petitioners were denied due process of law in that the impartiality of the jurors at their State trial was tainted by comments made by the trial judge and that the sentence imposed on Petitioners following conviction constituted cruel and unusual punishment.
The Petitioners were brought to trial in Barnwell, South Carolina, on May 28, 1974, on indictments charging them with the offense of distributing marijuana in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Phillip Onori and Theodore BukkyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Dewey Hart v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Lawrence Cunningham, United States of America v. Richard Dews, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Lee Vainderbilt PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Wagner v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2007
- Moore v. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Queen v. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980