Legal Opinion
Melton v. Patterson
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided June 19, 1970No. Civ. A. No. C-2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, District Judge.
The petitioner seeks release from confinement in the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, alleging that his constitutional rights have been violated in connection with his conviction in the year 1948 for second degree murder following the shooting of his sister. Because of the apparent seriousness of the claims and the uncertainty as to the facts, we appointed very competent counsel and held an evidentiary hearing.
We must say at the outset that of the several points which are here presented by the petitioner, the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. GutierrezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- Wilson v. SiglerDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1971
- Bresnahan v. PattersonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1973
- James Harold Melton, Jr. v. Wayne K. Patterson, Warden, Colorado State Penitentiary, the People of the State of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971