Legal Opinion
Jones v. Dowd
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1942No. 7896PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINTON, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner-appellant, a prisoner in the Indiana. State Prison, brought a petition in the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana for a writ of habeas corpus against the appellee, who is the warden of the Indiana State Prison. The Attorney-General of Indiana moved to dismiss the petition and the court sustained the motion. The error assigned here is that of the District Court in sustaining the motion to dismiss. The petitioner is in prison and without funds, and we appointed counsel for him. With commendable spirit and devotion to his assignment, counsel…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Hysler v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Stephenson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1932
- Achtien v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- Berry v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Charles O. Cotner v. Jerome Henry, as Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Sanderlin v. SmythCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Hawk v. OlsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Daniels v. Allen, Warden, Central Prison of the State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Potter v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
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