Legal Opinion
In re Snow
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1945PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
Cecil Snow, who is incarcerated in the federal penitentiary at Alcatraz, claiming that he has served his sentences, sought release by petition for habeas corpus to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The 'petition was dismissed. He sought to appeal in forma pauperis. The District Court denied his application, certifying that “the appeal is so frivolous as to show that it was not taken in good faith”. The right to proceed in forma pauperis is denied by the act of Congress (28 U.S.C.A. § 832) where such a certificate is made by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morgan v. DevineSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Snow v. RocheCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- O'Brien v. SquierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
3Cited by4 opinions
- Redmon v. SquierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Kyle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- United States v. HerndonDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1953
- Kyle v. United States. No. UndocketedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952