Legal Opinion
Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Harold R. Swenson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1971No. 20564PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
Appellant was found guilty by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis of assault with intent to kill, and a sentence of twenty-five'years imprisonment was imposed. The judgment of conviction and sentence was affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court. State v. Tyler, 454 S.W.2d 564 (Mo. 1970).
Appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri was transferred to the Eastern District of Missouri pursuant to 28 U. S.C. § 2241(d).
Appellant sought habeas corpus relief on two grounds: (1) that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Loren E. Barry v. Maurice Sigler, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Application of Larry Buffalo Chief, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus v. State of South Dakota and Don R. Erickson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Burton Graham, Relator-Appellant v. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden, Attica State Prison, and the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Ellis Eaton, Jr. v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Ronald Drake v. Donald W. Wyrick, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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