Legal Opinion
Leslie Irvin v. Alfred F. Dowd, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 1958No. 12080_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge,
From an order of the district court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner has appealed to this court.1
The controlling facts are set forth in the opinion of the district court, 153 F. Supp. 531, and in the opinion of the Indiana Supreme Court in Irvin v. State, 236 Ind. 384, 139 N.E.2d 898.
Defendant was tried in the Circuit Court of Gibson County, Indiana, on an indictment charging him with murder. On December 20, 1955, a verdict finding him guilty of murder was returned by the jury and, on January 9, 1956, a judgment was entered on the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Allen v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Bohanan v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Neal Ruetz v. Russell E. Lash, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Willie Lee Dawkins v. John N. Mitchell, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Leslie Irvin v. Alfred F. Dowd, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
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