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Dixon v. State of Missouri

District Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided January 15, 1969No. Civ. A. 1366PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

BECKER, Chief Judge.

Petitioner, a state convict confined in the Missouri State Penitentiary, seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petitions for a writ of federal habeas corpus to invalidate his state conviction for burglary and stealing. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted.

Petitioner states that after a plea of not guilty, he was convicted by a jury of charges of burglary and stealing in the Circuit Court of Bates County; that on December 11, 1965, he was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. White v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1966
  5. Russell v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1966

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Cobb v. WyrickDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1974
  2. Deckard v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1971
  3. Huffman v. MissouriDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1970
  4. Williams v. StateDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1970
  5. Russell v. WyrickDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1974

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