Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Jesse Embree v. George A. Cummings, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 7, 1956No. 237, Docket 23569PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner in this habeas corpus proceeding is a prisoner presently confined in the Connecticut State Prison. He pleaded guilty in 1952 to three counts of breaking and entering and larceny and was sentenced by the Superior Court for Hartford County as follows:
“that said Jesse R. Embree be imprisoned in the Connecticut State Prison during the period of not less than two (2) years and not more than three (3) years on the first count; one (1) year on the second count; one (1) year on the fourth count * * * ”.
When he filed this petition Embree alleged that, with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jennings v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. Penner Installation Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Redway v. WalkerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
- Allan L. Robbins, Warden, Maine State Prison v. George F. GreenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- Abt v. WalkerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Joseph Marcial, A/K/A Joseph Johnson v. Edward M. Fay, Warden of Green Haven PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Tillery v. Angelo C. Cavell, Warden, Western State Penitentiary, Pittsburgh 33, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- United States Ex Rel. Louis Cuomo, Relator-Appellant v. Edward M. Fay, Warden of Green Haven Prison, and the People of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Gatling v. ButlerDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1971
- United States ex rel. Kozicky v. FayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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