Legal Opinion

Wagner v. Holmes

District Court, E.D. Kentucky

Decided August 1, 1973No. 5:07-misc-00010PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

SWINFORD, District Judge.

Wagner, an inmate confined in the Kentucky State Prison at Eddyville, seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this action assailing the constitutionality of K.R.S. 197.140:

“No prisoner who is serving a sentence for rape, attempted rape, detaining a woman against her will, or who has escaped or attempted to escape from an adult correctional institution within the past five years, or who has been convicted of armed robbery or armed assault with intent to rob where any injury has been inflicted upon any other person during the commission of the offense,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
  2. Quaker City Cab Co. v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Charles Jones v. William Metzger, Homer RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
  4. Jones v. WittenbergDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1971
  5. Sims v. Parke Davis & Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1971

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Clark v. ZimmermanDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Frank James Finley v. Thomas F. Staton, ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. Bel v. ChernoffDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1975
  4. Lovell v. ArnoldDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Preston v. FordDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1974

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