Legal Opinion
Dwight Loren Smith, 32156 v. Hoyt C. Cupp, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1972No. 71-1952PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
In 1967, Dwight Loren Smith was convicted in the state of Oregon of second-degree murder and sentenced to a term in the Oregon State Penitentiary not to exceed twenty-five years. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon on September 12, 1969. 1 Smith’s petition to that court for rehearing was denied on November 5, 1969. A subsequent petition for review in the Oregon Supreme Court was also denied.
Smith then filed a petition for federal habeas corpus relief in the United States District Court. The court dismissed the petition in a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation v. Tillie Mely, as Administratrix of the Estate of A. E. Mely, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by20 opinions
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