Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 18, 1968No. 52576PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
This is an appeal from denial of plaintiff’s petition for writ of habeas corpus.
Robert Hawkins pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. After 40 years in the penitentiary he challenged the legality of his confinement. We have been furnished and have examined the records from Johnson County where he was sentenced and the records and transcript of the evidence in Lee County from which this appeal comes to us.
From the records of Johnson County we learn that during the era of the “noble experiment” an oasis for the thirsty known as “Black…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. HardestySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- Bolds v. BennettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Janvrin v. HaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Brian K. Allison v. State of iowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2018