Legal Opinion
Gale H. Johnson v. John E. Bennett, Warden Iowa State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1967No. 18744PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Gale H. Johnson, hereinafter called defendant, from final order of the district court entered after a full and fair evidentiary hearing denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The record shows that the defendant is presently serving a life sentence in the Iowa penitentiary as a result of his conviction by a jury of second degree murder and the permissible life sentence imposed under Iowa law as a result of such conviction. The conviction was affirmed upon appeal; rehearing was denied. State v. Johnson, 221 Iowa 8, 264 N.W. 596; 267…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Ronald Maurice Stump v. John Bennett, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- The People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- Johnson v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. GallowaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Jack Henry Smith v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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