Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Henry H. Staples v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1964No. 14444_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing Staples’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The District Court’s findings of fact, conclusions of law and opinion appear at 222 F.Supp. 998.
About 11:30 p. m. on the evening of October 11, 1942, Staples’ wife was killed, death resulting from blows from an axe. About 7:30 a. m., October 12, East St. Louis police officers arrested Staples. They took him to a funeral parlor to view his wife’s body. Then, while in a police car with Officer Sherrod driving and Officer Hudson in the rear seat with Staples, he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. SturmCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- George A. Watts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Charles French, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- United States v. John Eugene KniessCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- United States of America Ex Rel. William J. Stacey v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Dan Joseph Reed v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Thomas J. McCord and Milton Anglin v. C. Murray Henderson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- United States ex rel. Ross v. McMannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. George H. Healey, Jr. v. Joseph G. Cannon, Warden, Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Otie Gray v. Wilburn C. Johnson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
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