Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Henderson
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided March 17, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 2076PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*31MEMORANDUM
NEESE, District Judge.
This prisoner filed in forma pauperis in the Middle District of Tennessee an application for the writ of habeas corpus. Pursuant to discretion granted the Court addressed by 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d) and in furtherance of the interest of justice, the prisoner’s application was transferred to this District and Division for consideration.
The petitioner was convicted in the Criminal Court of Unicoi County, Tennessee, at some undisclosed date at the November, 1964 term, of murder in the second degree under an indictment charging him with first degree murder. He was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- James D. Mooneyham v. State of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Layman v. RussellDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1969
- Frazier v. HarrisonDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1981