Legal Opinion
Goham v. Wolff
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1972No. Nos. 72-1365, 72-1366PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the federal district court granting writs of habeas corpus to two state prisoners. Wayne Goham and Dennis Tyndall, both members of the Omaha Indian Tribe, were convicted of kidnapping and rape in a Nebraska state court. Their convictions were affirmed by the Nebraska Supreme Court. State v. Tyndall, 187 Neb. 48, 187 N.W.2d 298 (1971); State v. Goham, 187 Neb. 35, 187 N.W.2d 305 (1971), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 1004, 92 S. Ct. 561, 30 L.Ed.2d 558. The crimes were committed on the Omaha Indian Reservation and the State of Nebraska exercised jurisdiction pursuant…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Omaha Tribe of Nebraska v. Village of WalthillDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1971
- Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, a Corporation v. Village of Walthill, Nebraska, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by6 opinions
- David L. Rice v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr., Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- William Walter Cage v. Calvin Auger, Warden, Anamosa ReformatoryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Lonnie Ray Franklin v. Donald Wyrick, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States ex rel. Wilson v. AndersonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- Tyndall v. GunterDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1987
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