Bates v. Batte Review of Request to Appeal

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February 15, 1951

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  • Press Releases, Volume 6. List of Persons on Death Row for Rape, 1977. 7c51e656-bb92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/6bae102a-fcb9-4d42-a134-71162d559810/list-of-persons-on-death-row-for-rape. Accessed July 02, 2025.

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    from NORMAN BLOOMFIELD MAY 2 vf 77 

There are six persons on Death Row 

for rape not involved in the death 

of the victim. They are: 

Georgia 

John Hooks 
John Eberheart (rape & kidnapping) 
Ehrlich Coker 
Donald Boyer 
Willie James Hughes 

Florida 

William Shue 

Refer to last page for code symbols. 

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rhe May 27,1977 Death Row Listing Sent tos Washiapgon Sup.Ct. &/or 
Bureau heads 

Richard @m Carelli, AP 

Thomas MeStewart, Reuters 

James AeKidney & Charlotte GeMoulton, UPI 

William M-Ringle (chief correspondent) Gannett News Service 

y Robert S-Boyd, (Bureau Ghief), Knight-Ridder Newspapers 

Jack CeLandau, Newbbuse 

Genex Goldenberg (criminal justices covers)) Scripps Howard 

Phil Hager, LA Times 

Clean Elsasser . ; 
Jemes—besagaizes, Chicago Tribute 

SaumxMixMx Jim Mann, Baltimore Sun 

Jeffrey Antevil, New York Daily News 

Les@ey Oelsner, The New York Times 

wayne-geeotiy Wall Street Journal Chovl aA be Cave ) ia 

Pals 
Carl TeRown, Field Newspapers 

YA 

Morton Mintz, The Washinton Post 

Lyle Denniston, The Washington Star 

Fred PeGraham, CBS News 

Dianne @ampsax Camper, Newsweek 

David Beckwith, Time Magazine xx 

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