Legal Opinion
Caffey v. Swenson
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided April 13, 1971No. Civ. A. 18722-3PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT OF DECEMBER 31, 1970, AND JUDGMENT DENYING PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS
WILLIAM H. BECKER, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, a state convict confined in the Missouri State Penitentiary, petitions this Court for a writ of federal habeas corpus adjudicating as invalid his state conviction of “control of a narcotic drug.” Petitioner also requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis has been previously granted.
Petitioner states that he was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Greene County of the offense of…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. BirkestrandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Peterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Fisher v. TrickeyDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
- Robert Kelley v. Harold R. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Robinson v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1971