Legal Opinion
Werntz v. Looney
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1953No. 4701_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Clifford E. Werntz brought this ha-beas corpus action to challenge the legality of his detention in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. The principal ground for relief is that while serving a sentence in the Kansas State Penitentiary, he also served a sentence which he had been given in the United States District Court of Kansas. The petition was heard and disposed of as a proceeding in habeas corpus and the trial court denied relief. This appeal followed.
On December 13, 1945, the petitioner was committed to the Kansas State Penitentiary by the State Court to serve one…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Barrett v. Hunter, Warden. Rutledge v. Hunter, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Zerbst v. McPikeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Lunsford v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Stamphill v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William SchmittrothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Alfred James Williams, Jr. v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
- Ross H. Joslin v. R. I. Moseley, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- In Re the Habeas Corpus of YoderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
- Marrone v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
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