Legal Opinion
Tom Eskridge, in Re Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1965No. 19724PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
Tom Eskridge, a Washington state prisoner, appeals from a district court order denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court entered a certificate of probable cause, thereby enabling this court to entertain the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (1958).
On December 14, 1935, following his trial and conviction on a charge of murder in the first degree, Eskridge was sentenced by the Superior Court of Spokane County, Washington, to a life term in the state penitentiary. His appeal from that judgment and sentence was dismissed by the Supreme Court of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Mark O. Hatfield, Governor of the State of Oregon v. Paul R. BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- State v. EskridgeWashington Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Anthony Lee Chaney v. Samuel Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections and Lloyd E. Bramlett, Superintendent, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Bonin v. VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Michael Knaubert v. Goldsmith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Gilmore v. LynchDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- Leo F. Kreiling v. H. v. FieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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