Legal Opinion

De Jordan v. Hunter

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 19, 1944No. 2943PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Charles F. Dejordan, seeks release from imprisonment by writ of habeas corpus. He has appealed from an adverse decision. He asserts that his sentence for the crime of murder is void, first, because he was denied his constitutional right to be represented by counsel, and, second, that he was induced to enter a plea of guilty through false representations, intimidations and coercions.

He had a full and complete hearing in the trial court below on these charges. The trial court made extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law. It resolved all questions…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Moore v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hayman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
  2. De Jordan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
  3. United States v. De JordanDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1949
  4. Scott v. JohnstonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1947

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