Legal Opinion
Noble v. Sigler
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided June 18, 1964No. Civ. No. 539LPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN PELT, District Judge.
This matter is before the court upon a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis. Allen L. Overcash, court-appointed counsel for petitioner, is to be commended upon the thoroughness of his preparation and the ability with which petitioner’s cause has been presented.
Noble, a man of 52, with an I.Q. of 115 (well above average), is serving sentences for sodomy and kidnapping imposed on December 1, 1959 by the District Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska. He was sentenced as a habitual criminal. The charge set forth acts committed upon a 6-year old girl…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Harlan Lynn Noble v. Maurice Sigler, Warden, Nebraska State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
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