Legal Opinion
Dowd, Warden v. Grazer
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1953No. 29,030PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.
On his application for writ of habeas corpus appellee was discharged from the custody of appellant as Warden of the Indiana State Prison.
The application recites that appellee is held on a commitment issued by the Elkhart Superior Court on December 19, 1939; that on said date appellee was found guilty of the offense of resisting an officer with intent to commit bodily injury and of being an habitual criminal; that he was sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for one year for the first offense and to life imprisonment on the habitual criminal charge. Appellee asserts that his restraint is…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Smith v. HessIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Wright v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1854
- Marks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1942
- Witte v. Dowd, WardenIndiana Supreme Court · 1951
- Todd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Charles O. Cotner v. Jerome Henry, as Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Saloom v. HolderIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- Purcell v. DAVIE, JUDGE, LaPORTE CIRCUIT COURTIndiana Supreme Court · 1957
- Harling v. Department of Health & Social ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971
- Charles O. Cotner v. Jerome Henry, as Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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