Legal Opinion
Irvin v. Dowd
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 4, 1959No. 63Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
359 U.S. 394 (1959)
IRVIN
v.
DOWD, WARDEN, INDIANA STATE PRISON.
No. 63.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 15, 1959.
Decided May 4, 1959.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT.
James D. Lopp and Theodore Lockyear, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With them on the brief was James D. Nafe.
Richard M. Givan, Assistant Attorney General of Indiana, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Edwin K. Steers, Attorney General of Indiana.
2Opinion of the Court · BrennanJustice Brennan
Petitioner brought this habeas corpus proceeding in the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana…
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3Cases cited26 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Whitney v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Martin v. Hunter's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1816
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