Legal Opinion
Application of Middlebrooks
District Court, S.D. California
Decided February 3, 1950No. 10586-CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, District Judge.
In this proceeding, Sylvester Middle-brooks, Jr., petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was illegally held in custody by the Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, California, for extradition to the State of Georgia to there serve out the balance of a sentence imposed by a State court of Georgia; and that the custody of the California Sheriff was illegal, because:(1) The conviction and sentence in the State of Georgia was void by reason of the failure of Middlebrooks to have counsel;(2) There was actually no plea of guilty or trial before sentence;(3) That…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- In Re RiddleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Ross, Sheriff v. MiddlebrooksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Marrone v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
- Koch v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1957
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