1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 498 F.2d
  5. 498 F.2d 168 (1974)
 

LEGGROAN v. SMITH

No. 73-1854.

498 F.2d 168 (1974)

Judy LEGGROAN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Samuel W. SMITH, Warden, Utah State Prison, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Reid Russell, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., on the brief), Salt Lake City, Utah, for respondent-appellant.

D. Jay Gamble, Salt Lake City, Utah, for petitioner-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, HILL and SETH, Circuit Judges.

HILL, Circuit Judge.

The State of Utah appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Utah granting Judy Leggroan's petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Appellee was convicted in the District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah, in 1969, of second degree murder and was sentenced to a term of ten years to life imprisonment. Prior to selecting the jury she challenged the entire panel on the grounds it was selected from tax assessment...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases