Legal Opinion
Alford Cunningham v. John W. Wingo, Warden, Kentucky State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1971No. 20465PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Alford Cunningham appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus without an evidentiary hearing.
Appellant had pleaded guilty to charges in several indictments in the Circuit Court for McCracken County, Kentucky, on May 23, 1967. After being sentenced to a total of 21 years’ imprisonment on his guilty pleas, appellant, on September 24, 1968, moved to vacate the judgment and sentences. A hearing was held on appellant’s motion to vacate on November 21, 1968, at which appellant and a number of other witnesses…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Louisiana Ex Rel. Francis v. ResweberSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Lawrence William Wright v. Daniel McMann as Warden of Clinton State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Brabson v. WilkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Paul Lewis Hayes v. Henry Cowan, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Brodkowicz v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1973
- Williams v. MeachumDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1984