Legal Opinion
Maurice H. Sigler, Warden, Nebraska State Penitentiary v. Roland F. Bird
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1966No. 18001_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Circuit Judge.
This habeas corpus proceeding was instituted in the United States District Court, District of Nebraska, by Roland F. Bird, state prisoner in the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex at Lincoln, Nebraska. 1 The court granted Bird’s (appellee’s) petition. See, Bird v. Sigler, 241 F.Supp. 1007 (D.C Neb.1964). Maurice H. Sigler, warden of the institution, (appellant) has appealed. 2
The basic question for determination is whether, under the circumstances attending the prosecution of Roland F. Bird, the preliminary hearing was a critical stage of the proceedings which…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Dale Leroy Konvalin v. Maurice H. Sigler, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Phillips v. North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Guthrie v. BolesDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1967
- Jerry Sheldon v. State of NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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