Legal Opinion
Herbert Eugene Blanchard v. Lou v. Brewer, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1970No. 20101PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant (the State of Iowa) presents this court with the question of whether it may deny a criminal appeal to appellee, Blanchard, solely because of improper service of the appeal notice, although the State had actual notification of the filing. We hold it cannot, and affirm.
Blanchard was originally convicted of criminal solicitation in the Iowa State District Court and sentenced to a term not to exceed five years on February 14, 1968. He immediately requested his personally selected and retained attorney, an experienced member of the Iowa bar, to appeal. The attorney…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Entsminger v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Ralph Maselli v. Frederick G. Reincke, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida v. Clarence SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by50 opinions
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- McDonald v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Dale Francis Catches v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Grooms v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Harkness v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
45 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.