Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. Hudspeth

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 7, 1949No. 3871PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

On an information charging murder in the first degree, Maxwell1 was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Kansas State Penitentiary. He sought discharge on habeas corpus and has appealed from an order discharging the writ.

As grounds for the writ, petitioner set up that he was not charged by an indictment returned by a grand jury; that he was denied counsel and the right to material witnesses for his defense at his preliminary hearing; that no warrant was issued charging him with first degree murder; that he was denied counsel and the right to…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Hurtado v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. Grosjean v. American Press Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Gaines v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Odell v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
  2. Darrell Devere Poulson v. John W. Turner, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
  3. James v. Alexander v. Ivan R. Daugherty, Warden of Wyoming State Penitentiary, and the State of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
  4. United States Ex Rel. Berberian v. CliffDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
  5. Keener v. TennesseeDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1968

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