Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Rigsbee v. Parkinson
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided February 19, 1976No. Civ. 75-4072PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NICHOL, Chief Judge.
Petitioner has applied for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 (1970). He presently is confined in the South Dakota Penitentiary by order of the Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Codington County, South Dakota. A sentence of two years was imposed upon his conviction of possession of marijuana in an amount greater than one ounce.
The circumstances leading to this petition may be briefly summarized. Officer Durham of the Watertown police department received a telephone tip from a confidential informant between 5:00 and 5:30 p. m.…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
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