Legal Opinion
Harry C. Knowles v. Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1967No. 21216PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERTBERG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, a prisoner at the Oregon State Penitentiary, appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant was convicted and sentenced on his plea of guilty to second degree murder. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court found that the plea was voluntary and accordingly denied appellant’s petition. We affirm.
The district court made lengthy findings of fact, which may be summarized as follows:
During October of 1954, appellant was incarcerated in the County Jail at Apalachicola, Florida. At the time he was forty-six years old, unable…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. WightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- David Busby v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Billy Joe Wright v. Fred R. Dickson, Warden, California State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Leopold Joseph Doran v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden, San Quentin PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Harris v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gordon Lee Wilkins v. Donald R. Erickson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Robert Allen French v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Commodore William Moss v. Walter E. Craven, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Lennart A. Benson v. State Board of Parole & ProbationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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