Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Wright
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1943No. 10331PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, Cecil Wright, is confined in the United States Penitentiary at Alcatraz, California, by James A. Johnston, warden of that institution. Believing such imprisonment to be illegal, Wright has presented a petition to Honorable William Denman, a member of this court, in which he states the basis of his claim and prays that the writ of habeas corpus should issue and that he be awarded his freedom.
The writ issued and the warden made due return. Thereafter, Wright filed his traverse. After a hearing the judge filed his written “Opinion and Order Granting Petition.”…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- White v. PearlmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Wall v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- Stamphill v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- McNealy v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Ekberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William SchmittrothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- United States Ex Rel. Lombardo v. McDonnellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
- Rosenthal v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Kirk v. SiquierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945
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