Legal Opinion
Robert Glen Sutton and Paul S. Sutton v. Russell E. Lash, Warden, Indiana State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1978No. 77-1852PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
The warden of the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City appeals from an order granting the petitions for writs of habeas corpus by Paul and Robert Sutton. District Judge Robert Grant ordered the two prisoners, who are brothers, released as a result of the failure to provide a transcript of their trial which occurred over twenty-one years ago.
Background
In order to understand the issues raised by petitioners it is necessary to review the extended procedural history of the Suttons' case. The litigation underlying this habeas corpus proceeding dates back to 1956. On December twentieth of that…
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