Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1940No. 9351PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.
On or about May 15, 1936, Morson Johnson Lewis, while serving a sentence in the United States Northeastern Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, escaped therefrom. He was later arrested in Tennessee and returned to the jurisdiction of, and tried in, the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.' The indictment charged Lewis with escape from the above penitentiary, and he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve five years imprisonment. After incarceration at said penitentiary, and at Atlanta, Georgia, Lewis was transferred to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cundiff v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
- Franzeen v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Harpin v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Kelly v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Logan v. JohnstonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Charles E. Smith v. State of Idaho and Paul W. Bright, Sheriff of Ada County, IdahoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Notter v. BEASLEY, SHERIFF ETC.Indiana Supreme Court · 1960
- Hill v. HouckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Jackson v. SanfordDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1947
- Scott v. JohnstonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1947