Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1938No. 8770PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, who alleges that he is in the custody.of the appellee, the warden of the United States penitentiary at Alcatraz Island, California, petitioned the lower court in propria persona for writ of habeas corpus. He was permitted to, proceed in forma pauperis. The trial court denied the application without the issuance of an order to show cause or writ of habeas corpus. An application for leave to appeal therefrom was allowed January 18, 1938. The question involved on appeal is whether or not the petition for writ of habeas corpus made a prima facie showing which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re CoySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Galatas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- Craemer v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Bailey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Zerbst v. KidwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re Grand Jury ProceedingsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Daniel L. Bates v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (Wright Ii), Honorable Robert A. Wright, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Thirty-Second Judicial District of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Pyle v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- United States v. WalkerDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
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