Legal Opinion
Elbert Riddle v. H. C. McLeod Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1957No. 5519_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
On the 29th day of October, 1949, the petitioner, Elbért’Riddle, was convicted of murder in the first degree in Comanche County, Oklahoma, and is now serving a life sentence in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. This is an appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and remanding him to the custody of the Warden at the Oklahoma Penitentiary.
On oral argument it was stated that petitioner had not exhausted his state remedies prior to the filing of the petition in this case. The Oklahoma…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Riddle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Application of RiddleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Ralph Maselli v. Frederick G. Reincke, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- United States ex rel. Kelley v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
- Curtis Langford v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Curtis Langford v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970