Legal Opinion
Jones v. Biddle
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1942No. 12334PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant (who will be referred to as petitioner) filed an application .for a writ of habeas corpus in the court below, naming Hon. Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States, as respondent. Petitioner is confined in the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri. His application, in substance, asserts that he is being illegally restrained of his liberty, because the commutation of his sentence, to which he is entitled for good behavior, has been wrongfully denied, and that he became entitled to release on August 26, 1941.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Wales v. WhitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Galatas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- Sanders v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Ex parte GouyetDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1909
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