Legal Opinion
Edward Boyd Sutton, Jr. v. R. O. Settle, Warden, United States Medical Center, Springfield, Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1962No. 16937PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal by Edward Boyd Sutton, Jr., from final order dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus, mandamus and other relief without a hearing.
Petitioner was arrested on July 25, 1960, on a warrant on a charge of mailing obscene mail in the Northern District of Georgia, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1461. A maximum penalty of five years imprisonment is provided for such offense. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, after appointing a qualified psychiatrist to examine the petitioner and receiving his report, and after appointing an attorney to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Greenwood v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Williams v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Garcia v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Nelson Gene Johnston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Lyle Howard Bartholomew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- William L. Maxwell v. Dan D. Stephens, Superintendent of Arkansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Talley v. StephensDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1965
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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