Legal Opinion
Robert L. Butler v. John C. Burke, Warden, Wisconsin State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1966No. 15310_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
Robert L. Butler, petitioner, by this action sought a Writ of Habeas Corpus directed at respondent, John C. Burke, Warden, Wisconsin State Prison. Petitioner is in custody of respondent by virtue of a commitment to the State Depart*119ment of Public Welfare for treatment under provisions of Sec. 959.15(6) of the Wisconsin Statutes (known as the Wisconsin Sexual Deviates Act), following his conviction in the County Court of Walworth County, Wisconsin, on August 13, 1962, on a plea of guilty to an information charging a violation of Sec. 944.12 of the Wisconsin Statutes,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Patterson v. Colorado Ex Rel. Attorney General of Colo.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Buchalter v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Adams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Joseph F. Cuthrell v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- The People v. BonnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Grady Asbon Cox v. John C. Burke, Warden, Wisconsin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Henry Molignaro v. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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