Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Hunke v. Ragen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 1947No. 9184PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
Respondent appeals from an order granting a discharge to the relator William Hunke upon his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
The facts are undisputed. The relator, after being convicted in the criminal court of Cook County, Illinois, on June 25, 1920, of the crime of robbery while armed, was sentenced to a term of ten years to life. The legality of this conviction is not questioned. After escaping from the penitentiary on November 15, 1924, the relator was again apprehended and returned to the institution where he remained until June 9, 1931 when he was paroled…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Barrett v. BartleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
- United States ex rel. Crist v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
3Cited by9 opinions
- Andrew Thompson v. William H. Bannan, Warden, State Prison of Southern MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- United States Ex Rel. Palmer v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
- Lawson v. CoinerDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1968
- Rider v. McLeodCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958
- Cecil Himes v. Ohio Adult Parole AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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