Legal Opinion
Smith v. Swenson
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided April 21, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 19037-3PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGMENT DENYING PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS
WILLIAM H. BECKER, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, a state convict confined in the Missouri State Penitentiary, petitions this Court for a writ of federal habeas corpus adjudicating as invalid his state conviction of second degree burglary. Petitioner also requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been previously granted.
Petitioner states that, after a plea of not guilty, he was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Jackson County of second degree burglary; that he was sentenced on that conviction on October…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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