BOWEN v. KEMP

No. 84-8327.

769 F.2d 672 (1985)

Charlie Benson BOWEN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Ralph KEMP, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan V. Boleyn, Asst. Atty. Gen., and William B. Hill, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellant.

Paul H. Kehir, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellee.

Before FAY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and YOUNG, District Judge.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, Charlie Benson Bowen, was convicted by a jury in Polk County, Georgia, of rape and murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape charge and to death for the murder charge. Having exhausted his state court remedies, Bowen filed the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent, Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Treatment Center, appeals the district court's grant of the...

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