Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Smith v. DOWD, WARDEN, ETC.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1955No. 29,140PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
The question here presented is whether the alleged surrender of appellant by the Sheriff of Madison County to the Federal authorities for violation of a parole from the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, waived the right of the State of Indiana to exact the punishment ordered by the court for an armed robbery for which appellant had been sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for a term of ten years.
The pertinent facts are as follows:
On June 24, 1949, while appellant was a Federal parolee, he…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Hopkins v. NorthCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1926
- Gilchrist v. OVERLADE, WARDEN, ETC.Indiana Supreme Court · 1954
- Hackney v. WelshIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Egbert v. TauerIndiana Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by8 opinions
- OVERLADE, WARDEN, ETC. v. WellsIndiana Supreme Court · 1955
- Woodson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Weatherford v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
- Knowles v. GladdenOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- State v. WilliamsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
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