Legal Opinion
Brown v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1937No. 8498PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
The appellant, who will be referred to as petitioner, is confined in the United States prison at Alcatraz. His petition sets out substantially the following facts:
On October 31, 1918, he was sentenced by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in case No. 33462 to serve ten years in prison. On the same date the same court sentenced him in case No. 33439 to serve a term of ten years, the latter term to take effect from the date of the expiration of the sentence imposed in case No. 33462.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. DaughertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Eyler v. AderholdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- Van Gorder v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
- Edwards v. AderholdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
3Cited by33 opinions
- Dorsey v. GillCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- United States of America Ex Rel. Jacob Wissenfeld, Relator-Appellant v. Walter H. Wilkins, Warden, Attica State Prison, Attica, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Odis R. Van Buskirk v. Fred T. Wilkinson, as Warden of the United States Penitentiary, McNeil Island, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- McKee v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Hodge v. HuffCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
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