Legal Opinion
Donald A. Bentley, Jr. v. Roger W. Crist, Warden of Montana State Prison, and the State of Montana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1972No. 72-2124PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Bentley was tried and convicted in a Montana state court on three counts of assault 1 and the conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Montana. State v. Bentley, 155 Mont. 383, 472 P.2d 864 (1970). He then brought this petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the District of Montana.
The petition alleged that Bentley was required to appear in the courtroom wearing the jail uniform of the Mis-soula County Jail. It alleged further that the uniform consisted of distinctive gray coveralls imprinted with the words “Missoula County Jail” or “Missoula County…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- United States v. Lamont S. Carter, United States of America v. Jerome R. Patterson, United States of America v. Jerome R. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Larry Dean RogersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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