Legal Opinion
James v. Alexander v. Ivan R. Daugherty, Warden of Wyoming State Penitentiary, and the State of Wyoming
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1961No. 6590PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Alexander, was convicted in the District Court of Laramie County, Wyoming of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to serve a term of not less than 45 years nor more than 65 years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary. The conviction was affirmed by the Wyoming Supreme Court. State v. Alexander, 78 Wyo. 324, 324 P.2d 831. 1 At the trial and on appeal, Alexander was represented by competent counsel of his own choosing.
After exhausting his remedies in the state courts, Alexander brought this habeas corpus proceeding, contending that he was unlawfully…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- White v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Odell v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
- Larry G. Linebarger v. State of Oklahoma and Ray H. Page, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Riley I. Gillihan v. Felix Rodriguez, Warden, New Mexico State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- John Bizup, Jr. v. Harry C. Tinsley, Warden of the Colorado State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Joslyn v. Professional RealtyWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
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