Legal Opinion
James Dale Edwards v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1972No. 71-1347PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
Following a three-day trial, James Dale Edwards was convicted on December 16, 1965, of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court, and the judgment of conviction was affirmed. State v. Edwards, 435 S.W.2d 1 (1968).
Edwards sought relief in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri by filing a petition for habeas corpus. It was dismissed by the district court for failure to exhaust state remedies. We declined to interfere with the action of the district court. Edwards’ second petition for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. CraveroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Arland L. Gerberding v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- James Dale Edwards v. Fred J. VaselCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Edwards v. VaselDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1972
- United States v. CraveroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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