Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Chester R. Blanton v. Paul B. Whelchel, Superintendent of Indiana State Reformatory
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 1962No. 13604PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Chester R. Blanton, appeals, from a judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
The pertinent facts are as follows. On October 15, 1952 petitioner was convicted in the Criminal Court of Marion County, Indiana of the crime of armed robbery after a jury trial in which he was represented by two attorneys, ostensibly of his own choice. Immediately after sentencing, petitioner consulted his attorneys about the filing of a motion for a new trial. Neither promised to file such a motion. One of them, however, agreed to “look into it and see what the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dowd v. United States Ex Rel. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Cochran v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Clifford Daugharty v. Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Blanton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1953
- Craig v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Harley W. Miller v. C. T. Gladden, Warden of the Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Carter v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1966
- United States ex rel. Berry v. WardenDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1963