Legal Opinion
WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDEN
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 14, 1971No. 70-5308PublishedCited by 756 opinions
1Per curiam
On the ground that they challenged only their living conditions and disciplinary measures while confined in maximum security at Missouri State Penitentiary, and did not seek their release, petitioners’ state habeas corpus petitions were dismissed. The Missouri Supreme Court aifirmed. Petitioners then sought federal habeas corpus in the District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The District Court dismissed the petitions and the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed, 439 F. 2d 1331. Although petitioners had exhausted state habeas relief the Court of Appeals agreed with the…
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