Legal Opinion
O'Keith v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1942No. 10134PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to the mandate of this court (O’Keith v. Johnston, 122 F.2d 554), hearing was had in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California on the return, traverse and petition of appellant for release from the custody of respondent at Alcatraz Penitentiary upon writ of habeas corpus. From the order of that court discharging the writ and remanding him petitioner was allowed to proceed on his appeal in forma pauperis.
Of the grounds upon which the writ was originally sought, only two were urged on this appeal: one, that appellant was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Holiday v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Missouri v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Evans v. RivesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Cundiff v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. RedfieldDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1961
- United States v. SteeseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- Widmer v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- Robert Lee Proffer and Hollis Leon Adkison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- O'Keith v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
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