Legal Opinion
Buckman v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1961No. 10349PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON,
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Original proceeding. Petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Richard D. Buckman, an inmate of Montana State Prison, appearing pro se.
Petitioner alleges he is an Indian ward and a member of the Fort Belknap Indian Community. That he was taken in custody by the police in Great Falls, Montana, and in the District Court of Cascade County was charged with the crime of forgery; that he entered a plea of guilty to such charge and was sentenced to a term of eight years in the State Prison on December 10, 1957.
Petitioner…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Irvine v. District Court of Fourth Judicial Dist.Montana Supreme Court · 1951
- State v. PepionMontana Supreme Court · 1951
- State ex rel. Bokas v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1954
- In Re Pelke's PetitionMontana Supreme Court · 1961
- State v. YoupeeMontana Supreme Court · 1936
3Cited by3 opinions
- Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In re DiserlyMontana Supreme Court · 1962
- Petition of Kenneth R. FoxMontana Supreme Court · 1962