Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1945No. 10382PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, an inmate of the United States Penitentiary at Alcatraz, seeks his discharge from custody by an application for a writ of habeas corpus. Upon the filing of the application the court below issued an order to show cause. Appellee, Warden, filed a return to the order to show cause. Appellant then filed a traverse to the return. Thereafter, upon due consideration of the pleadings and issues involved, the court below discharged the order to show cause and dismissed the petition. The appeal is taken from that judgment.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. PridgeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Bryant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
- Wilson v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Nathaniel Brown v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- William Ernest Hoffman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- McDowell v. SwopeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- John Lee v. E. B. Swope, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- McKinney v. Finletter, Secretary of U.S. Air ForcesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
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