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FORD v. HOLLOWELL

No. WC 73-41-K.

385 F.Supp. 1392 (1974)

R. B. (Bud) FORD, Petitioner, v. W. I. HOLLOWELL, acting Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court, N. D. Mississippi, W. D.

December 5, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex F. Sanderson, Houston, Miss., for petitioner.

Timmie Hancock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

At the September 1968 term of the Calhoun County, Mississippi, Circuit Court, R. B. (Bud) Ford was tried for the murder of his wife, Virgie Ford, convicted of the lesser included offense of manslaughter, and sentenced to a term of 20 years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Prior to trial, Ford moved to quash the indictment against him, alleging that members of his race, i. e. Negro, had been systematically excluded...

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