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Stidham v. Swope

District Court, D. California

Decided February 28, 1949No. 28654HPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DENMAN, Chief Judge.

Stidham has presented to me his verified petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition alleges that he was persuaded to waive counsel and to plead guilty to an indictment by the federal grand jury of the Western District of Missouri, charging him with transporting a stolen automobile from Birmingham, Alabama, to Kansas City, Missouri, knowing it to be stolen. It alleges that he so was persuaded upon representation by the counsel for the government that he would receive a very lenient sentence, not to exceed 18 months’ imprisonment; that the district court on July 1,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. Ex Parte GrossmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Ex Parte BaezSupreme Court of the United States · 1900

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Hayman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
  4. People v. McCagerMichigan Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Amos Black v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962

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