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Huffman v. Alexander

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 1952PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrand, C. J.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the petitioner to the custody of the warden of the penitentiary. The petitioner, Sam Huffman, on 22 August 1951, filed in the circuit court for Marion county a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against George Alexander as warden of the state penitentiary. He alleges that he has been incarcerated in the penitentiary since 21 September 1950. The “cause and pretense” of such imprisonment being the fact that on said date the circuit court of the state of Oregon for Lincoln county sentenced the…

2Cases cited76 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. State v. MeyrickOregon Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. NanceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Stevens v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. State v. RamirezCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2006
  5. Yancy v. ShatzerOregon Supreme Court · 2004

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