Legal Opinion
John Lee v. Paul J. Madigan, Warden, Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1957No. 15466PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 Petitioner is in the custody of the Warden of Alcatraz Prison by virtue of a judgment and sentence of a General Court-Martial approved September 13, 1949. Petitioner was sentenced originally to death. Thereafter the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.
The crime of conspiracy to commit murder, of which petitioner was convicted, occurred on June 10, 1949, at the Disciplinary Barracks at Camp Cook, California. Petitioner was then serving a sentence imposed by a previous court-martial in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States Ex Rel. Knauff v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hamilton v. Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Carter v. McClaughrySupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lee v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Ricks v. NickelsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Roland E. Simcox v. Paul J. Madigan, Warden, Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Wheeler v. ReynoldsDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1958
- In re TaylorDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1958
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