Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Bassett v. Tahash
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 17, 1962No. 38,762PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Murphy, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying a writ of habeas corpus.
On April 21, 1954, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to a charge of robbery in the first degree, which offense is punishable under Minn. St. 619.42 by imprisonment of not less than 5 nor more than 40 years. On April 22, 1954, the defendant was sentenced “to the State Prison at Stillwater, Minnesota, at hard labor until released by competent authority or due process of law.” At the time he was sentenced, the defendant had not quite reached his 22nd birthday. He should have been committed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Breeding v. SwensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- State Ex Rel. Welper v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- In Re LatimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. PedersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Naus v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
3Cited by8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Holm v. TahashSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- State of Minnesota, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. Brian Keith Schnagl, a/k/a Brian Keith Schnagel, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
- State Ex Rel. Riendeau v. TahashSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Joe Richard Bassett v. Ralph H. Tahash, Warden, Minnesota State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
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