Legal Opinion
Roy Ramsey v. Tracy A. Hand, Warden, Kansas State Pentitentiary, Lansing, Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1962No. 7093PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
The petitioner, Ramsey, brought this habeas corpus proceeding seeking his release from the Kansas State Penitentiary where he is serving a life sentence for murder. He alleges that the sentence is void because the sentencing court did not, after his waiver of right to counsel, and before accepting his plea of guilty to the offense charged, make a finding that the appointment of counsel would not be to his advantage, as required by Kan.Gen.Stat.1949, § 62-1304. 1 It is contended that the court, having failed to make the statutory finding, was without jurisdiction to pass sentence on the plea…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- House v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ramsey v. HandSupreme Court of Kansas · 1959
- Frank Delano Gay, Oliver Townsend and Willie Olen Scott v. Marcell Graham, Warden, Utah State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- William Smith v. Secretary of New Mexico Department of Corrections Derald Kerby, Warden, Central New Mexico Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Gordon v. WillisDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
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