Legal Opinion

William Alton Rigsbee, Jr. v. J. D. Parkinson, Warden, South Dakota Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 19, 1976No. 76-1573PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner William Rigsbee appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Petitioner was convicted in South Dakota state court of possessing more than one ounce of marijuana. This conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the South Dakota Supreme Court. 1 Petitioner is presently confined in the South Dakota Penitentiary.

Throughout the state court proceedings, petitioner argued that a large quantity of marijuana should be suppressed because the police did not have probable cause to arrest him and subsequently search his,.car. The state…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. James T. Caver v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. Robert E. Chavez v. Felix Rodriguez, Warden, New Mexico State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
  4. Michael George Bracco v. Amos E. Reed, Administrator, Oregon Corrections DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  5. State v. RigsbeeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Arthur William Mack v. Hoyt C. Cupp, Superintendent, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  2. Donald R. Hines v. Calvin Auger, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  3. Gary M. Holmberg v. Robert F. Parratt, as Warden of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  4. Theodis Maxwell v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  5. Johnie Stocker, Jr. v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner, Arkansas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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