Legal Opinion
Marvin Ferris Breaton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1962No. 16987PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in forma pauperis by Marvin Ferris Breaton, hereinafter called appellant, from final order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus wherein he seeks discharge from federal custody upon the ground that he was mentally incompetent at the time of his trial and conviction. The trial court issued a show-cause order, whereupon the Government filed its response. From such response and the record before us, it appears that the appellant was convicted of bank robbery by a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio,…
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- James P. Taylor v. United States of America, James Peter Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
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