Grammer v. Fenton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska; Thomas C. Munger, Judge. Habeas corpus proceeding by Allen Vincent Grammer against William T. Fenton, Warden. From a denial of the writ, the applicant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from denial of writ of habeas corpus. Grammer is in the custody of Fenton, warden of the Nebraska state penitentiary, under death sentence, by the state court, as acces-sary before the fact to murder. A demurrer to the application, based upon lack of jurisdiction in a federal court and insufficient facts, was sustained generally. Appellant elected to stand upon the application, which was then dismissed at his costs. From the application and from adjudications by the Nebraska state courts, of which we take notice, we find the setting of this case to be as follows:…
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