Legal Opinion
Townsend v. Sain
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1963No. 8PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
372 U.S. 293 (1963)
TOWNSEND
v.
SAIN, SHERIFF, ET AL.
No. 8.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued February 19, 1962.
Restored to the calendar for reargument April 2, 1962.
Reargued October 8-9, 1962.
Decided March 18, 1963.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT.
George N. Leighton reargued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.
Edward J. Hladis reargued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Daniel P. Ward.
2Opinion of the Court · WarrenChief Justice Warren
This case, in its present posture raising questions as to the right to a plenary hearing in federal habeas corpus, comes to us once again after a…
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3Cases cited34 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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4Cited by2 opinions
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