Legal Opinion
John D. Pruitt v. Terrell Don Hutto
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1978No. 77-1905PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
John D. Pruitt’s petition for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is once again before this court. In his petition, filed on July 2, 1975, Pruitt alleged that he was arrested and detained prior to trial without probable cause, and was subjected to an unconstitutional in-court identification.
The district court concluded that Pruitt’s first contention was frivolous and that he had not exhausted state remedies on the second contention. This court agreed that the pretrial detention argument was without merit. Pruitt v. Hutto, 542 F.2d 458, 459 (8th Cir. 1976). It also found that since…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- John D. Pruitt v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States of America Ex Rel. L. T. McKee v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Valdez v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- William Johnson, Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Terrance Karl AldenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Nevail Mitchell v. Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Robert BiereyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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