Legal Opinion
Eaves v. Edwards
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided June 9, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 2027PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, District Judge.
The petitioner in this action applies for the writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release from the Tennessee State Prison where he is serving a sentence of three years imposed by the Criminal Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, following his conviction in that court for the offense of forgery.
Briefly summarized, the material facts, stipulated by the parties, are as follows:
The petitioner was sentenced by the District Court of the United States for the District of Colorado to a term in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth. The judgment imposing the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Wall v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- United States Ex Rel. Demarois v. FarrellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
- United States v. MarrinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William SchmittrothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Gene Alvin Krupnick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Troy Lee Eaves v. James E. Edwards, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956