Legal Opinion

Burton v. Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 11, 1992No. Nos. 90-2016, 90-2019, 91-2296 and 91-2297PublishedCited by 136 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKAY, Chief Judge.

These consolidated appeals stem from the remedy contained in the District Court’s order granting Petitioner’s request for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner, Shirley Burton, filed her habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico in 1987 challenging her state court conviction on first-degree murder charges. The District Court granted the petition in an order issued on December 27, 1989. That order stated:

It IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petition be, and it hereby is, granted.

IT IS ALSO FURTHER ORDERED that the Petitioner be…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Hilton v. BraunskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. In Re Sanford Fork & Tool Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Joseph James Blake v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by136 opinions

  1. James Capps v. George SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  2. William Smith v. Secretary of New Mexico Department of Corrections Derald Kerby, Warden, Central New Mexico Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  3. Laitram Corporation, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Nec Corporation and Nec Technologies Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
  4. John Garamendi v. Jean-Francois HenninCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  5. In Re John H. Gledhill and Gloria K. Gledhill, Debtors, State Bank of Southern Utah v. John H. Gledhill and Gloria K. GledhillCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996

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