Legal Opinion
Robert C. Harris v. Dr. R. O. Settle, Warden, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1963No. 17328PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert C. Harris appeals in forma pauperis from the district court’s denial without a hearing of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Harris is a Negro. He is 47 years of age and is serving a 25-year sentence imposed in July 1950 by an army court martial after conviction of charges of murder, unlawful entry, and assault while on foreign duty. He was originally confined in the federal prison at Atlanta but in July 1958, after certification under 18 U.S.C. § 4241, was transferred to the Medical Center for federal prisoners at Springfield, Missouri.
Harris’ petition asserts a violation of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ex Parte HullSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Coffin v. ReichardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Miller v. OverholserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Roberts v. PegelowCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Williams v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Leslie D. Willis v. Dr. P. J. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States ex rel. Schonbrun v. OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- John Alfred Lee v. Ralph H. Tahash, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
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