Legal Opinion
Spence v. Dowd
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1944No. 8181PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in forma pauperis in which appellant, who is imprisoned in a state penitentiary pursuant to a judgment of conviction of a state court, seeks to review an order entered on July 27, 1942, denying his application for writ of habeas corpus. Appellant was not given a hearing nor was any evidence heard on his petition, but the court summarily disposed of the case on the petition without determining the verity of the charges made.
Appellant, a man of little education and no training in the law, filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus in the District Court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Batchelor v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- United States v. Anita G. WhitlockCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Bryarly v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
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