Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Hunter
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1948No. 3706PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
By this habeas corpus proceedings, petitioner seeks release from a four year sentence imposed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri upon a plea of guilty to a violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 408. As grounds for the writ petitioner alleges that when he appeared before the sentencing court he did not have “adequate” counsel; that he was not informed of the nature of the charge against him; and, that he was not given an opportunity to enter his own plea or make a statement in his behalf. Finding that petitioner failed to establish…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. DennistonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Moss v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Cruzado v. People of Puerto Rico. Vargas-Rivera v. People of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- James Henry Audett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Harry Morris Sherman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. Eugene M. HartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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