Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Zerbst
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1936No. 1404PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying an application for habeas corpus.
On August 11, 1933, Griffin, the petitioner, was duly sentenced to confinement in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, for a term of three years. His sentence began August 12, 1933. His “good time” allowance under 18 U.S.C.A. § 710, for faithful observance of rules was 252 days.1 On October 11, 1934, petitioner was transferred to the United States Hospital for Defective Delinquents at Springfield, Missouri. On December 6, 1934, he was charged by the superintendent of that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Nofire v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- In re TerrillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
3Cited by6 opinions
- Christianson v. ZerbstCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
- Pagliaro v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Powell v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Lesser v. HumphreyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1950
- In re EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
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