Legal Opinion
Farrant v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 15, 1963No. 51180PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLarson, J.
Petition discloses that applicant was indicted, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of murder, by the Polk County District Court in 1933. No appeal was taken.
On the 12th day of July, 1963, the petitioner filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Lee County, Iowa, and on the same day the petition was denied by the court, primarily for the reason that his petition did not comply with the requirements of chapter 663, Code, 1962. Petitioner appealed and on August 27, 1963, filed a similar petition in this…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sewell v. LainsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- In Re TennerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- State v. KarstonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Treseder v. RemannWashington Supreme Court · 1931
- Carpentier v. LainsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ashby v. HaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- State of Iowa v. Victor Hernandez-GalarzaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
- Edward J. Farrant v. John E. Bennett, Warden, Iowa State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Janvrin v. HaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Christopher v. District Court of Iowa Ex Rel. Black Hawk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
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