Legal Opinion
Melvin R. Pierson v. Walter H. Grant, Sheriff of Linn County, Iowa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1975No. 75--1171PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Melvin R. Pierson appeals from the entry of summary judgment against his claim for damages resulting from the alleged deprivation of his civil rights. 1 At issue is the use by Missouri authorities' of appellant’s written waiver of extradition to obtain custody of appellant in Iowa, where he had travelled without permission in violation of the terms of his parole.
The following facts are undisputed:
In 1964, appellant was convicted in Missouri of second degree murder and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. On November 27, 1970, while confined at a pre-release center,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In Re SchoengarthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- In Re PattersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Eugene Forester v. The California Adult AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Donald Richard Sanders v. H. J. Conine, Sheriff, Laramie County, Wyoming, 1968Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Reed v. State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- William John Wirth v. R. R. Surles, Officer, State Highway PatrolCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Brown v. NutschCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Arthur J. McBride v. Gary Soos and Lamar Haney, Individually and as Elkhart County PolicemenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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