Legal Opinion

William Glenn Denney v. State of Kansas, Its Agent, Sheriff Dayton Evans, Cherokee County, Columbus, Kansas

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 14, 1971No. 506-70PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

On December 9, 1969, the District Court of Cherokee County, Kansas imposed a forty (40) year sentence after Denney was convicted on charges of second-degree burglary and grand larceny. The direct appeal is now pending in the Kansas Supreme Court.

The federal district court denied habeas corpus relief for failure to exhaust available state remedies. We agree. This court has held that state remedies cannot be exhausted if an appeal from a state conviction is pending. Kessinger v. Page, 369 F.2d 799 (10th Cir. 1966) and Lee v. State of Kansas, 346 F.2d 48 (10th Cir. 1965). He must thereafter also…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Roy Lee Smartt v. Harry S. Avery, Commissioner of Corrections and C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
  2. Le Roy St. Clair Brown, Jr. v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  3. John Omo v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  4. Vincent Lee v. State of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  5. Robert C. Kessinger v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary and the State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rogers v. FullerDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1976
  2. Arthur L. Hamrick v. Mr. Frank C. Norton, Attorney, Betty J. Just, Clerk, District Courthouse, Saline County, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
  3. Curley v. BryanDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1973
  4. Gowler v. ArnoldDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1977
  5. Edwards v. OklahomaDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1977

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