Legal Opinion
Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1973No. 73-1173PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Leroy Tyler, an inmate of the Missouri State Penitentiary, appeals from the dismissal of his habeas corpus petition by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
On January 18, 1965, Tyler was convicted on guilty pleas to four charges of armed robbery in the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, Missouri. He was sentenced on each charge to eight years imprisonment, the terms to run concurrently. Tyler was represented by appointed counsel in these proceedings. While the sentence imposed on him for these convictions has expired, he is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDENSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- John Henry Hewett v. State of North Carolina, R. L. Turner, Warden, Central Prison, Jerry Ray Cassada v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- E. J. McClain v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Harold R. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Hamilton v. CravenDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1971
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Zemina v. SolemDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1977
- Ellis Eaton, Jr. v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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