Legal Opinion

Edward Frank Kanieski v. John R. Gagnon, Warden, Wisconsin Correctional Institution

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 9, 1970No. 17873PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edward Frank Kanieski, the petitioner-appellant, was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree on December 12, 1952, after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Wood County, Wisconsin. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, and is presently confined in the Wisconsin Correctional Institution. His appeal to this Court has its origin in the District Court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus.

On January 30, 1969, the petitioner sought leave of the District Court to file and prosecute, in forma pauperis, a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McGroganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. McGroganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. United States Ex Rel. Garrett v. AndersonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
  4. Taylor v. LaneDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1978

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