Legal Opinion
Ex parte King
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided November 2, 1912PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Application by John King for a writ of habeas corpus. Embraced herewith are the applications of Ered King, Ike King, and Jewel King.
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This is an application for writ of habeas corpus by John King, who is confined in the United States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. The application is based upon the ground that the indictment to which the petitioner entered a plea of guilty was absolutely void, and that no legal conviction could be had or sentence passed thereon.
The petition, which will show the facts in the case, may be properly ■set out in full, as follows:
“And now comes John King, and respectfully shows to this honorable court the following fads:
“Petitioner is confined in the federal prison at Atlanta;…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Ex Parte ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Stokes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Johnson v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Vedin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
- Jensen v. SevyUtah Supreme Court · 1943
- United States v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
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