Legal Opinion
Max A. Niemann v. Robert Parratt, Warden of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1979No. 78-1783PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
On this appeal from the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for habeas corpus, petitioner Max A. Niemann claims that his indeterminate sentence of 20 years to life imprisonment is illegal and void as it is not authorized by Nebraska law. We disagree, and consequently affirm the district court.
On October 20, 1970, Niemann entered a plea of guilty in Boone County, Nebraska, to the charge of second degree murder. On that same day he received an indeterminate sentence of 20 years to life imprisonment. On November 22, 1971, Niemann filed for post-conviction relief…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- John Leo Brady v. Superintendent, Anne Arundel County Detention CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- State v. LaravieNebraska Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. SuggettNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
- Clement Johnson v. State of Arizona and Frank A. Eyman, Warden, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- George Meeks v. Arnold R. JagoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Joseph S. George, Jr. And Ricky D. Jackson v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Juneal Dale Pratt v. Robert F. Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Keith Stanley Young v. Bill Armontrout, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Jessee Travis Rouse v. William FosterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Ronald Dean Murray v. Jack Cowley, Warden and Attorney General, State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
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