Legal Opinion
Frank J. Brown, Jr. v. Wisconsin State Department of Public Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 17, 1972No. 18414PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by petitioner Frank J. Brown, Jr. from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the federal district court. The procedural background of this case will place the issues on this appeal in proper perspective.
Brown was charged and found guilty in the circuit court for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, of the illegal use of narcotic drugs without a prescription in violation of § 161.02(3), Wis.Stats. 1 He was represented by court appointed counsel, was tried to the court without a jury and was sentenced on his conviction to an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Browne v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
- Joint School District No. 8 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- United States of America Ex Rel. James Springle, Relator-Appellant v. Harold M. Follette, Warden, Greenhaven Prison, Stormville, N. Y.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- State v. BrownWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- James Edward Wilks v. Thomas Israel, Warden, Wisconsin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- National Family Insurance Company, a Minnesota Corporation v. Exchange National Bank of Chicago, a National Banking AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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