Legal Opinion
Powell v. Sanford
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1946No. 11638PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment discharging a writ of habeas corpus issued by the court below upon the petition of appellant, and remanding appellant to the custody of the warden of the United States penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia.
The facts are: On October 23, 1942, petitioner was sentenced, following conviction of a local crime, to a term of two to ten years in the West Virginia State prison at Moundsville, West Virginia. On or about May 13, 1944, petitioner escaped therefrom. On June 5, 1944, Huntington, West Virginia, city and West Virginia State police, on a warrant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Zerbst v. McPikeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- United States v. MarrinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
- In re AndrewsDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1916
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William SchmittrothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Rawls v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- United States Ex Rel. Pasela v. FennoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- United States v. VannDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. Francis Spellman, Jr. v. Glenn MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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