Legal Opinion
Blackwell v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1962No. Nos. 17535, 17536PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge.
These cases, although not consolidated, were considered and decided together by the trial court, and we do likewise. Each is an appeal from an order granting a writ of habeas corpus. In our view, each order was correct.
When his petition was filed, Edwards was in the United States Penitentiary at Alcatraz, serving three consecutive sentences imposed by Army Courts-martial, totalling 11 years and 8 months. These sentences were imposed after the effective date of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, May 31, 1951. The full term of these sentences was to expire on April 13,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hunter, Warden v. FacchineCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Daniel L. Bates v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Edward Edwards v. Paul J. Madigan, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Melvin L. Easley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Green v. SchilderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
3Cited by8 opinions
- James F. O'Callahan v. The Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
- John P. Mitchell v. Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General, and J. C. Taylor, Warden, Unitedstates PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Jack v. K. Ragan v. Colonel Weldon W. Cox, Commandant, U. S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- O'Callahan v. Attorney GeneralDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1964
- United States v. RichardsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1980
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