Legal Opinion
William Alva Carte v. John C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1965No. 8051PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, dismissing, without a hearing, Carte’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Carte was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and is serving his sentence in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. The petition alleges only that the sentence is void because of ambiguity. The remedy provided for in 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is exclusive unless it is shown to be inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of the detention. Barkan v. United States,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chester L. Oughton v. United States of America (John C. Taylor, Warden)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Amos Black v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Bernard R. Barkan v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Ruben Dario Sanchez v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Martin v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
3Cited by4 opinions
- Clell Johnson v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Johnnie Clifford McDowell v. John T. Willingham, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- McDowell v. MoseleyDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1970
- John G. Westine v. W.A. Perrill, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995