Legal Opinion
Floyd J. Osborn v. Edwin B. Swope, Warden of the United States Penitentiary at Alcatraz, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1956No. 14849PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
On November 17, 1954,'appellant, an inmate of the United States penitentiary at Alcatraz, California, petitioned the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the warden of the penitentiary. The District Court did not issue any writ or any order to show cause or conduct any hearing, but, on reading and considering the petition, filed an opinion 1 and entered an order denying the petition. This appeal is from that order.
It appeared from the petition that appellant was charged with having committed a murder (a violation of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gusik v. SchilderSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Whelchel v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- McMahan v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Hunter, Warden v. BeetsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Spencer v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
- George J. Hurley v. George J. Reed, Chairman, United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- John Lee v. Paul J. Madigan, Warden, Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Lee v. MadiganDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1957
- United States ex rel. Atkinson v. KishDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1959