Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Solem
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided August 19, 1977No. CIV 76-4112PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NICHOL, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Charles Wesley Watkins seeks a writ of habeas corpus, based upon his allegation that his plea of guilty to two state charges of third degree burglary was not entered into voluntarily but rather was the product of impermissible coercion by the state. Petitioner asserts a basis for habeas corpus relief on three grounds: that his guilty plea was coerced by police threats of prosecution under the state’s habitual criminal statute, S.D.C.L. 22-7-1 (1967); that his guilty plea was coerced by police threats of prosecution of a friend; that his guilty…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. John Cunningham v. The Hon. Harold W. Follette, Warden of Green Haven Prison, Stormville, N.Y.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Monroe Brown v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Charles Wesley Watkins v. Herman Solem, as the Duly Qualified and Acting Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, or His SuccessorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- State v. BlackSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988