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Pyle v. Johnston

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 27, 1943No. 10405PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

Raymond Pyle is confined by James A. Johnston, Warden, in the United States Penitentiary at Alcatraz, California, by authority of commitments which were duly issued following judgments after Pyle had pleaded guilty to charges contained in two United States grand jury indictments. Each of these indictments charged Pyle with the crimes of robbing a bank and assault by the use of dangerous weapons in the act of robbing a bank thereby putting the life of a bank official in jeopardy.

Pyle petitioned the United States District Court for the writ of habeas corpus claiming that…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YarbroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Bowen v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Knewel v. EganSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. In Re CoySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  5. Goto v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1924

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Glendel D. Wheeler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
  2. Burke v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
  3. United States v. WalkerDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
  4. United States v. MenkDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1966
  5. Gant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945

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