Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Alexander v. Rigg
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 6, 1956No. 36,852PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Feank T. Gallaghee, Justice.
Application to this court by Thomas H. Alexander for writ of habeas corpus. Writ denied.
Thomas H. Alexander petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that he has been denied rights under U. S. Const. Amend. XIY; Minn. Const, art. 1, §§ 6, 7, 12, and M. S. A. 595.02(1), 611.08.
He contends that he is being unlawfully imprisoned and detained; that the judgment of conviction is illegal and therefore void; and that his petition to plead guilty and his plea of guilty were not made voluntarily. In connection with this he claims that he was confined…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. ClaudySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- State ex rel. Hansen v. UtechtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Guy v. UtechtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
- In re DollSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Brown v. LitynskiCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
- State Ex Rel. Nelson v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961