Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Umbenhowar v. McDonnell
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 6, 1934No. 43721PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODWARD, District Judge.
On the petition of the relator, a writ of habeas corpus issued. It appears from the petition and return that on June 25, 1932, the relator committed an offense against the United States in that he violated what is known as the Dyer Act (18 USCA § 408). He was arrested and tried for the offense and on December 2, 1932, he was sentenced by the United States District Court to confinement in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., for a term of two years. He was taken to the penitentiary and on July 10, 1934, he was released from the penitentiary with credit…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- MedleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Burgess v. SalmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- CARPENTER v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Anderson v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Thompson v. GrahamDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1956
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