Legal Opinion
Peltier v. Booker
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 4, 2003No. 02-3384PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Leonard Peltier is housed at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. He is serving consecutive life sentences for the 1975 murders of two FBI agents. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, he filed a petition for habeas corpus, seeking immediate release on parole. The district court denied relief and we affirm.
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A. The Pine Ridge Murders
The record on appeal and the prior federal court decisions regarding Mr. Peltier reflect the following facts. In 1975, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota was embroiled in conflict between traditional elders, who sought independence from…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ramesh Solomon v. Robert I. Elsea, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Leonard PeltierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Richard L. Dye v. United States Parole Commission, United States of America, and United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF—APPELLEE v. FRITZ ARLO LOOKING CLOUD, DEFENDANT—APPELLANTCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Curtis v. ChesterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Peltier v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Leonard Peltier v. FBICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Makthepharak v. KellyDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2025
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