Legal Opinion
Boykin v. Huff
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 1941No. 7667PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
The District Court denied appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He sought release from imprisonment pursuant to a sentence on conviction for violating the pandering act. The petition alleged that appellant had been deprived unconstitutionally of his right of appeal, by action of the trial judge subsequent to the verdict. The present appeal is from the court’s denial of the petition, appellant being represented on appeal by counsel appointed by this court.
At the criminal trial and subsequently in the proceedings relating to the motion for a new trial,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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- Mahler v. EbySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Wood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Costas Hadjipateras, Nicholas Hadjipateras and Dimitri Dracos v. Pacifica, S. A., and George TsakalotosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- In Re ByrnesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
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