Legal Opinion
Whitney v. Zerbst
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1933No. 739PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHTLLTPS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying a writ of habeas corpus.
On February 21, 1930, petitioner was adjudged insane in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, State of Nevada, and committed to the Nevada Hospital for mental diseases.
Petitioner left such hospital without permission on June 27,1930, and on August 11, 1930, at Salt Lake City, Utah, committed the offense referred to hereinafter.
On August 30, 1930, a complaint was filed before a United States Commissioner for the District of Utah charging the petitioner with a violation of section 32 of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Charlton v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Knewel v. EganSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Mahon v. JusticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Pettibone v. NicholsSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Edward B. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Chandler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Jonathan Gregori v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- McMahan v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945
- Hahn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
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