Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Williams v. County of Hennepin
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 2, 1958No. 37,416PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Knutson, Justice.
Appellant in this proceeding was charged in an indictment returned by the grand jury on March 14, 1955, with having committed the crime of manslaughter in the first degree. He entered a plea of not guilty and was tried by a jury. Throughout the trial he was represented by two attorneys. He does not claim that they were not competent to represent him properly. He was found guilty on April 12, 1955, and sentenced to the state penitentiary on the next day.
On May 29, 1957, he petitioned the District Court of Hennepin County for a writ of mandamus to compel the clerk of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Harcum v. BensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- State v. KubusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- State v. LundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State v. AlmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Purcell Ahmed v. Pons NúñezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1992
- State Ex Rel. Williams v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
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