Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Hamby v. Ragen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1950No. 9955PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from an order of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, discharging a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the petitioner to the custody of the warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary. The trial court issued a certificate of probable cause.
The petition questioned the validity of the conviction and judgment of the Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois, which adjudged the petitioner guilty of armed robbery and of being an “habitual criminal” under the Illinois Habitual Criminal Act, Chap. 38, § 602…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Weber v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Gayes v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States Ex Rel. Peters v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
3Cited by15 opinions
- Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- The People v. HambyIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
- United States v. Charles C. DilellaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Thomas Corporation, Creditor v. John Nicholas, as Receiver and Trustee of Lewis Lee, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- United States of America Ex Rel. Roger Touhy, Relator-Appellee v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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