Legal Opinion
Wilson Wooten v. Lynn Bomar, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1959No. 13808_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The appellant made application in that court for a writ of habeas corpus and was denied relief.
The District Judge allowed the petitioner to appeal in forma pauperis, but denied his motion for a certificate of probable cause. For this reason counsel for appellee moved to dismiss. 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Upon the authority of Johnson v. United States, 352 U.S. 565, 77 S.Ct. 550, 1 L.Ed.2d 593, this motion is overruled.
The petitioner seeks to raise a Federal question by reason of the admission of an alleged coerced…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Thomas v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Wooten v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State ex rel. Newsom v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
- Athel Robert Gemmel v. Raymond J. Buchkoe, Warden, State House of Correction and Branch PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Arthur v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1972
- Jimmy C. Johnson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Albert E. Reese v. H. J. Cardwell, Warden, Ohio PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
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