Legal Opinion
Walter June Pulliam v. C. H. Looney, Warden and U.S. Board of Parole
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1955No. 5098_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
In this proceedings in habeas corpus Petitioner, Walter June Pulliam, challenges the legality of his confinement for lack of jurisdiction of the United States Board of Parole to issue its warrant for his rearrest as a conditional release violator. He appeals from an order discharging the writ.
Pulliam received a ten-year sentence in the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, upon his plea of guilty to a charge of violation of Title 12 U.S.C. § 588b (a) (now Title 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) ). He was given a conditional release prior to the expiration of his maximum…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States Ex Rel. Jacobs v. BarcCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Hunter, Warden v. FacchineCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Zerbst v. KidwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Bowers v. DishongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
3Cited by5 opinions
- Emil R. Yates v. C. H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Elry A. Welch v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- Paul H. Nelson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- William Roy Miller v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- Gould v. TaylorDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1957