Legal Opinion
William Walter Cage v. Calvin Auger, Warden, Anamosa Reformatory
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1975No. 74-1885PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
William Walter Cage was convicted in an Iowa state district court for possession of a controlled substance (heroin) with intent to deliver. The conviction was affirmed on appeal by the Iowa Supreme Court. State v. Cage, 218 N.W.2d 582 (Iowa 1974).
Cage then filed this habeas corpus action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 1 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The two issues raised are: (1) that a nonresponsive comment by a state’s witness at trial was so prejudicial that the trial court erred in not granting a mistrial and (2) that…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDENSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Zemina v. SolemDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1977
- Lester Matlock v. James Rose, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Watson v. NixDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1982
- Jonathan W. Batten v. David Scurr, Warden, Iowa State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Francis Edward Klimas v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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