Legal Opinion
Cagle v. Humphrey
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 10, 1953No. 276PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FOLLMER, District Judge.
Petitioner, a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, makes application in forma pauperis for a writ of habeas corpus, wherein he alleges that he “was tried in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia on 25 June, 1952 for the crime of second degree murder. The defense of Self Defense was interposed and the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged”, and sentence was imposed. He further alleges that his conviction was predicated upon perjured testimony, but does not allege that it was known to be perjured by the prosecutor.1…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- United States v. GallagherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Barrett v. Hunter, Warden. Rutledge v. Hunter, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Simeone v. HumphreyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1953