Legal Opinion
Charles R. Starkweather, Relator and v. John Greenholtz, Deputy and Acting Warden, Nebraska State Penitentiary, And
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1959No. 16245_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Charles R. Starkweather is under sentence of death by the Nebraska courts for first-degree murder. His execution was set for May 22, 1959, at 6 o’clock A.M.
On the morning of May 21, 1959, with obvious, timed planning, there was filed in Starkweather’s behalf, in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, an application for a writ of habeas corpus and for an order staying his execution. The judge to whom the application was presented made careful examination of its allegations and contents and concluded from the face of the pleading that he would not be justified in issuing…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Starkweather v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1958
- Henry P. Arsenault, Jr. v. John A. Gavin, Warden or Principal Officer, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
- Roy M. Turner v. Ralph N. Eidson, Warden of the Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
- Rhodes v. HoustonDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1962
- Luther Wesley Wilson v. Maurice H. Sigler, Warden, Nebraska State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Geaminea v. NebraskaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1962
- Rodgers v. TurnerDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1959