Legal Opinion
Helms v. Humphrey
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided November 13, 1945No. Civ. 977PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN, District Judge.
The petitioner does not set forth any facts to show that he has been denied any federal constitutional rights, due process or otherwise.
Petitioner claims that he became temporarily insane on the night of November 8, 1944, at Waco, Texas, and thereupon transported a stolen automobile to Omaha, Nebraska, and that he was insane at the time of his trial at Omaha, presumably when he pleaded guilty to this Dyer Act violation, Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 408, which carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.
Petitioner goes on to say:
“I was then advised by my lawyer not to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Waley v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Diggs v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Moore v. AderholdCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. WightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Shaw v. UtechtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Butler v. SwensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Sullivan v. State Ex Rel. McCrorySupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Adams v. HiattDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
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