Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Swope
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1940No. 9416PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, hereinafter referred to as the petitioner, seeks review of an order of the District Court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in the District Court for the *698Western District of Washington, alleging that he was unlawfully restrained and deprived of his liberty by the warden of the United States penitentiary at McNeil Island, Washington. Thereupon an order was issued by the court below directing the warden to show cause why petitioner should not be discharged from custody and the prayer of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- United States v. DaughertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Knewel v. EganSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Remaley v. SwopeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Craig v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
3Cited by11 opinions
- Kuklis v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Berg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Carney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Harry Morris Sherman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- United States Ex Rel. Lombardo v. McDonnellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
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