Legal Opinion
Barton v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1947No. 11482PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.
On March 2, 1946, the appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the court below, reciting that he is illegally imprisoned under a judgment of the Superior Court of King County, Washington, dated May 4, 1938, for the term of his natural life, “for the offense of being an habitual criminal”. The “proceeding” in which he was sentenced is alleged to have been had by virtue of a certain state statute, “and by virtue of certain judicial determinations of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington” that need not be outlined here.
Holding that the petitioner’s…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lane v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Robb v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- White v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People v. PaivaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
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- United States ex rel. Kozicky v. FayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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- Hampson v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
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