Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Hanson v. Ragen

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 17, 1948No. 9328PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

In 1946, after thirty-nine years in the Illinois State penitentiary, petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, alleging, inter alia, that his State remedies were exhausted, and that by failure of timely State prosecution he had been denied due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Upon a hearing in the District Court, petitioner was discharged. Respondent is appealing from the judgment.

From the record it appears that on the night of November 18 or the morning of November 19, 1906, a Chicago police officer, while on duty, was shot and killed.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Bowen v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Beavers v. HaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Sunal v. LargeSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. White v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Harlan v. McGourinSupreme Court of the United States · 1910

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Brooks v. PeytonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
  2. Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus for Walter J. Sawyer. Walter J. Sawyer v. Max A. Barczak, Sheriff of Milwaukee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
  3. United States ex rel. Kozicky v. FayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
  4. City of Columbus v. NappiOhio Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Herbert Lee Pate v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962

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