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Earl White v. R. J. Gaffney, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 12, 1971No. 132-70PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant White brought this habeas corpus action in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas seeking his release from the Kansas State Penitentiary where he is serving a life sentence which followed his plea of guilty to murder in the second degree. He alleges that his guilty plea was involuntary because the prosecuting attorney failed to recommend to the court a sentence for a term of years rather than life imprisonment, as agreed. White exhausted his remedies in state court and the United States district court dismissed the action upon…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. United States Ex Rel. Elksnis v. GilliganDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
  5. State v. ByrdSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. State v. HornessSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  4. State v. MyersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Walters v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972

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