Legal Opinion
Scalf v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 10, 1967No. 52172PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Plaintiff, Martis C. Scalf, sought his release by habeas corpus from confinement in the men’s penitentiary at Fort Madison where he was serving a sentence for statutory rape. Following the taking of many depositions and a hearing the district court denied relief. Plaintiff has appealed. We affirm.
Appellant was indicted March 29, 1962, by the Polk County Grand Jury for statutory rape as defined in Code section 698.1 charging that he carnally knew and abused a named female under the age of sixteen years. Before arraignment he advised the court he was a pauper and did not want the attorney, with…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Diggs v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. AldapeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Martis C. Scalf v. John E. Bennett, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- State v. KendallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- State v. SuncladesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
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