Legal Opinion
Holmes v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 30, 1969No. 23412PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice. Pringle
delivered the opinion of the Court.
James Edward Holmes, hereinafter designated as the petitioner, pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in Mississippi in March of 1961 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Thereafter, he escaped from confinement. On November 21, 1967, the Governor of Mississippi issued his request to the Governor of the State of Colorado that petitioner be extradited to Mississippi. The Acting Governor of the State of Colorado thereupon issued a warrant for petitioner’s arrest.
Petitioner then sought a writ of habeas corpus in the district court and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sweeney v. WoodallSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Travis v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1957
- Burnette v. McClearnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- State of Arizona, Intervenor-Appellant v. Ernestine W. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Lyle v. KiebackSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Wynsma v. LeachSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Martello v. BakerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- White v. HALL, SHERIFFCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Simmons v. LeachSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Denton v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
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