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King v. Swenson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 8, 1968No. 52828PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STORCKMAN, Judge.

This is an original proceedings for a writ of habeas corpus filed in this court by Lester King, an inmate of the Missouri State Penitentiary, against Warden Harold R. Swenson to test the legality of the prisoner’s incarceration. The validity and application of §§ 222.020 and 546.480, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., are the principal issues involved. Insofar as material to this case, § 222.020 provides that if a convict commits a crime in an institution of the department of corrections and is convicted, his sentence for such crime shall not commence to run until the expiration of the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  5. United States v. LovettSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. BakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  2. Doe v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  3. Futrell v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  4. State v. NealSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  5. State v. BibeeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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