Legal Opinion
Beasley v. Thomas
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided May 2, 1973No. 6858PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in which no issues of material fact exist.
The petitioner is presently incarcerated in the Nashville Metropolitan Jail and is charged with the offense of armed robbery. He seeks release from his confinement on the ground that his being tried for the offense with which he is charged would result in his being placed twice in jeopardy, in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. Benton v. Maryland, 395…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. O'KEEFENew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
- Fritts v. ThompsonDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1976
- Wilson v. MarshallDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1982