Legal Opinion

Captain Henry Beck, Superintendent of the Pulaski County Penal Farm and Clint Cavin, Surety v. Robert Winters

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 16, 1969No. 19278PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

Captain Henry Beck, Superintendent of the Pulaski County Penal Farm and Clint Cavin, surety, 1 have appealed from the order of the United States district court granting Robert Winters relief in this habeas corpus proceeding. The history of the litigation giving rise to this appeal is fully and accurately reported in the district court’s opinion in Winters v. Beck, 281 F.Supp. 793 (E.D.Ark. 1968). A brief resume of the relevant facts will suffice for the purpose of this opinion.

Winters, appellee, was tried and convicted without the assistance of counsel in the Municipal…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. City of Cleveland v. WhipkeyOhio Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Bramlett v. PetersonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1969
  5. Wright v. DenatoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970

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