Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Williams v. Rigg
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 20, 1959No. 37,797PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Murphy, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of Washington County denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Respondent moves to deny the petition here for failure to allege facts upon which the petition could be granted.
On March 15, 1955, the relator appeared before the District Court of Hennepin County charged with having committed manslaughter in the first degree. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to the Minnesota State Prison, where he has since been confined. The relator asserts here that that detention is unlawful.
Since in this case the relator does…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Garland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- State Ex Rel. Adams v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Holt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- People v. WeeksMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- State Ex Rel. Flynn v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. PerraSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- State v. RoySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Landers v. State Ex Rel. EymanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
- United States ex rel. Williams v. TahashDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1960
- State Ex Rel. Nelson v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
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