Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Hunter

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 1, 1946No. 3217PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Richard J. Thomas, has appealed from the judgment of the trial court denying his petition for discharge from the custody of the respondent, under a writ of habeas corpus.

On October 16, 1941, while petitioner was out on parole or conditional release under a prior conviction, he was arrested and taken into custody by the United States Marshal of the Eastern District of Missouri. He was charged in an indictment filed November 13, 1941, with violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 408. On November 21, 1941, and again on January 8, 1942, he attempted to escape…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  4. Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Hawk v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. D'AmatoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. State v. WolfeIdaho Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  4. United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  5. Roeur Van v. Kurt Jones, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007

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