Legal Opinion
Farrant v. Lainson
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided July 21, 1952No. Civ. No. 1-26PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILE Y, District Judge.
Petitioner comes to this court with what is denominated “Emergency Petition for Temporary Writ of Habeas Corpus” accompanied by what is entitled “Incorporated Motion To Proceed and Motion To Obtain Records.” For purposes of this memorandum the petition for habeas corpus will be regarded as attached to the motion and a part of it.
The petitioner alleges his detention in the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa, by the respondent, Warden, under a sentence of life imprisonment for first degree murder.
He seeks the issuance of an “emergency temporary writ of habeas…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hyde v. ShineSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Williams v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Ex parte SalingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
3Cited by2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Koalska v. SwensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- State Ex Rel. Richter v. SwensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954