Habeas Corpus

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• Dovie Carl Mathis v. Nelson
  411 F.2d 1363· 9th Cir.· 1969-06-04 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the petitioner's statement was voluntary and not the product of coercion, and therefore his constitutional rights were not violated.
• United States ex rel. Andrew Green v. Pate
  411 F.2d 884· 7th Cir.· 1969-06-04 ·cited 2×
  A state court's rule setting a time limit for appeals, even if it results in a guilty plea defendant not being advised of appeal rights, does not violate due process or equal protection if it does not discriminate based on poverty.
• Miller v. J. R. Blalock, M.D.
  411 F.2d 548· 4th Cir.· 1969-05-21 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the prior commitment procedures denied due process and remanded the case to allow the state to provide a constitutionally adequate hearing.
• United States ex rel. Edilberto Chaparro v. Resor
  412 F.2d 443· 4th Cir.· 1969-05-19 ·cited 2×
  The court should not disturb a military commander's decision to order pretrial confinement unless an abuse of power is shown.
• Smartt v. Henderson
  411 F.2d 406· 6th Cir.· 1969-05-15 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court correctly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no merit to the petitioner's claims.
• United States ex rel. David T. Felton v. Rundle
  410 F.2d 1300· 3d Cir.· 1969-05-08 ·cited 2×
  The dissent holds that the trial court's refusal to make a police report containing potentially exculpatory information available to the defense upon request violated due process.
• State OF La. ex rel. James Gwin v. Hayden J. Dees
  410 F.2d 321· 5th Cir.· 1969-04-25 ·cited 2×
  The court held that a habeas corpus petition is without merit when the petitioner's guilty plea was voluntary, despite an erroneous statement of the maximum sentence by the trial judge and prosecutor, because the petitioner was represented by experienced counsel and did not objec
• United States ex rel. Curtis Bronzell v. Rundle
  410 F.2d 371· 3d Cir.· 1969-04-23 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the relator's claims of denial of due process due to unprepared counsel, failure to call witnesses, and conflict of interest were without merit.
• Higginbotham v. State of Fla. & Louie L. Wainwright
  223 So. 2d 769· Fla. 4th DCA· 1969-04-23 ·cited 2×
  Habeas corpus petition from an inmate seeking delayed appellate review of his criminal conviction was denied. The court clarified that the denial was based on procedural grounds regarding the availability of habeas corpus as a vehicle for delayed appellate review, not on the meri
• Bradley v. Ciccone
  409 F.2d 217· 8th Cir.· 1969-04-15 ·cited 2×
  A federal prisoner must exhaust remedies in the sentencing court before seeking habeas corpus in another district.
• Application of Robert Edward Lipscomb for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
  408 F.2d 1003· 6th Cir.· 1969-04-07 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court lacked jurisdiction to entertain a habeas corpus petition when the petitioner had not first sought relief in the sentencing court under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
• McMILLAN v. State of N.J.
  408 F.2d 1375· 3d Cir.· 1969-04-07 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the degree of resistance necessary for a rape conviction did not violate due process or constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.
• Monts v. Henderson
  409 F.2d 17· 6th Cir.· 1969-04-07 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the appellant's confession was admissible and that the district court correctly denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
• Frazier v. Langlois
  412 F.2d 766· 1st Cir.· 1969-03-20 ·cited 2×·via Federal Habeas Corpus
  The court held that the petitioner had not exhausted his state court remedies for the issues raised in his habeas corpus petition.
• William Kenneth Parish v. Peyton
  408 F.2d 60· 4th Cir.· 1969-03-19 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the police seizure of packages without a warrant was reasonable under the circumstances, and the subsequent search pursuant to valid warrants was constitutional.
• Brownlow v. Earthman
  220 So. 2d 28· Fla. 4th DCA· 1969-03-14 ·cited 2×
  A mother appealed a trial court's denial of her habeas corpus petition seeking to modify a Tennessee divorce decree's custody award. The Florida appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to maintain the father's custody, finding the mother failed to demonstrate a materi
• Kimbro v. Henderson
  407 F.2d 1331· 6th Cir.· 1969-03-10 ·cited 2×
  The court held that a transcript of the evidentiary hearing is necessary for proper appellate consideration.
• Hall v. Nelson
  408 F.2d 637· 9th Cir.· 1969-03-07 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding an illegally obtained confession and inadequate counsel did not warrant federal habeas corpus relief.
• Captain Henry Beck v. Winters
  407 F.2d 125· 8th Cir.· 1969-02-25 ·cited 2×
  The Sixth Amendment right to counsel, applied to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment, extends to misdemeanor cases where imprisonment is a possible consequence, regardless of the offense's label.
• Anderson v. Haskins
  407 F.2d 399· 6th Cir.· 1969-02-24 ·cited 2×
  The court held that a state prisoner seeking federal habeas corpus relief must first exhaust available state remedies, and that the petitioner failed to do so.
• United States ex rel. Joseph John Fournier v. Pinto
  408 F.2d 539· 3d Cir.· 1969-02-11 ·cited 2×
  The combined actions of the prosecutor and the trial judge in eliciting testimony from a witness known to intend to invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege, and then highlighting that refusal to the jury, constituted a denial of due process.
• State of Fla. ex rel. Charles Franklin Gibson v. Purdy
  218 So. 2d 542· Fla. 3d DCA· 1969-02-11 ·cited 2×·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  The appellate court affirmed the denial of the petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus because the appellant failed to provide a sufficient record to demonstrate reversible error.
• Heilman v. United States
  406 F.2d 1011· 7th Cir.· 1969-02-10 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court properly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus without an evidentiary hearing.
• Jones v. Baker
  406 F.2d 739· 10th Cir.· 1969-01-29 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the appointment of a part-time municipal magistrate as joint counsel for a criminal defendant did not, per se, create a conflict of interest violating federal constitutional rights.
• United States ex rel. Harold Lloyd v. Pate
  406 F.2d 617· 7th Cir.· 1969-01-15 ·cited 2×
  A state prisoner is not constitutionally entitled to be advised of his right to appeal a misdemeanor conviction, even if that conviction leads to revocation of probation on a prior felony charge.
• United States ex rel. Billy Lee Glenn v. Pate
  406 F.2d 68· 7th Cir.· 1969-01-15 ·cited 2×
  A sentence imposed under the Illinois Habitual Criminal Act without proper notice and opportunity for a hearing violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
• United States ex rel. Frank Michael Laniewski v. Commonwealth OF Pa. & Peter Suder
  405 F.2d 883· 3d Cir.· 1969-01-15 ·cited 2×·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  The court held that the arrest was valid and there was no violation of the Fourth Amendment, affirming the lower court's finding of a misdemeanor committed in the officers' presence.
• Williams v. United States
  407 F.2d 714· D.C. Cir.· 1969-01-15 ·cited 2×·via Habeas Corpus Petition
  The court held that the district judge's stated reasons for refusing to file the petitioner's motion were satisfactory, and the petition is denied.
• McDONALD v. Beto
  405 F.2d 884· 5th Cir.· 1969-01-13 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the prisoner was not entitled to habeas corpus relief because his inculpatory statements were admissible under Escobedo.
• United States ex rel. William Heirens v. Pate
  405 F.2d 449· 7th Cir.· 1968-12-27 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the petitioner's guilty pleas were intelligent and voluntary, and the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition without an evidentiary hearing.
• United States ex rel. Edward A. Anderson v. Pate
  404 F.2d 21· 7th Cir.· 1968-12-06 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court properly dismissed the habeas petition at the time it was filed because the petitioner had not yet exhausted state remedies.
• United States ex rel. Emanuel Johnson, Jr. v. Rundle
  404 F.2d 42· 3d Cir.· 1968-12-03 ·cited 2×
  The court held that an arrest is lawful if based on probable cause, even if the arrest warrant was later found invalid, especially when officers reasonably believed the warrant was valid.
• Morris v. Louie L. Wainwright
  404 F.2d 74· 5th Cir.· 1968-12-02 ·cited 2×
  Federal courts should not consider the merits of a habeas corpus petition until available state remedies are exhausted.
• Crosby v. Lamont Smith
  404 F.2d 876· 5th Cir.· 1968-11-27 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust available state remedies regarding his first conviction.
• United States ex rel. Rex Sterling v. Pate
  403 F.2d 425· 7th Cir.· 1968-11-21 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court did not err in considering parol testimony to resolve ambiguity in the trial record regarding attorney presence at a guilty plea.
• Winkle v. Kropp
  403 F.2d 661· 6th Cir.· 1968-11-15 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the Mapp v. Ohio decision should not be applied retrospectively to convictions that were final before Mapp was decided.
• Wilson v. Blabon
  402 F.2d 963· 9th Cir.· 1968-11-07 ·cited 2×
  A subsequent civil commitment is unconstitutionally invalid if the prerequisite criminal conviction is invalid due to a federal constitutional defect, such as the deprivation of the right to counsel.
• Pryor v. Henderson
  403 F.2d 46· 6th Cir.· 1968-11-07 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the admission of an incriminating statement deliberately elicited from a defendant after indictment and in the absence of counsel violates the Sixth Amendment.
• Gray v. Henderson
  403 F.2d 59· 6th Cir.· 1968-11-07 ·cited 2×·via Federal Habeas Corpus
  The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and coerced guilty plea did not present federal constitutional issues.
• Bassett v. Dutton
  402 F.2d 263· 5th Cir.· 1968-10-21 ·cited 2×
  The court held that prejudice cannot be presumed solely from the existence of pretrial publicity without proof of its influence on the trial or jury deliberations.
• Gauthier v. Burke
  402 F.2d 459· 7th Cir.· 1968-10-08 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus without an evidentiary hearing.
• Hooper v. Swenson
  401 F.2d 352· 8th Cir.· 1968-09-26 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the admission of an accomplice's statement was harmless error and affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition.
• Pearson v. Beto
  400 F.2d 886· 5th Cir.· 1968-09-23 ·cited 2×
  The court affirmed the lower court's judgment because the appeal was without merit and the trial court's findings were not clearly erroneous.
• Hale v. Henderson
  400 F.2d 655· 6th Cir.· 1968-09-17 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the District Court erred in dismissing the habeas corpus petition without an evidentiary hearing to determine the voluntariness of the confessions.
• Benavidez v. Baker
  399 F.2d 591· 10th Cir.· 1968-08-26 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the appellant received adequate notice and assistance of counsel regarding the habitual criminal act sentencing.
• State of Fla. ex rel. Robert Earl Miller v. Honorable Louie L. Wainwright
  213 So. 2d 290· Fla. 1st DCA· 1968-08-20 ·cited 2×
  The court held that conflicting facts regarding a petitioner's waiver of appeal rights necessitate an evidentiary hearing to determine if the waiver was knowing and intelligent.
• DAY v. Herbert Nelson and wife
  213 So. 2d 497· Fla. 2d DCA· 1968-08-14 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the trial court correctly discharged the writ of habeas corpus and granted custody to the appellees, finding the children's best interests were served by remaining with them.
• Luciano Cedillo v. Beto
  399 F.2d 667· 5th Cir.· 1968-08-12 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the appellant was denied his right to counsel on direct appeal and is entitled to a review of his conviction with the aid of counsel.
• Melquist v. Pate
  398 F.2d 818· 7th Cir.· 1968-07-24 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the petitioner was properly arrested by DuPage County officials and their detention was legal, affirming the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition.
• Casias v. Patterson
  398 F.2d 486· 10th Cir.· 1968-07-19 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the state court record contained sufficient evidence to support the convictions, precluding federal habeas corpus relief.