Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Barrigar v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1951No. 10355PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the petitioner had not exhausted his state court remedies.
On petitioner’s plea of guilty in the Circuit Court of Adams County, Illinois, the petitioner was, on May 23, 1945, adjudged guilty of robbery as charged in the indictment and was sentenced to a term of fifteen to forty years. The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus in the District Court on the ground that at the time of his arraignment he was illiterate and unable to read the indictment,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States Ex Rel. Hamby v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- United States Ex Rel. Peters v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- The People v. BarrigarIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
3Cited by3 opinions
- Dixon v. BernsteinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- United States ex rel. Noll v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- United States ex rel. La Marca v. DennoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958