Legal Opinion
Isiah Relford v. Commandant, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1969No. 40-68PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of a military prisoner’s petition for habeas corpus.
Petitioner, while on active duty in the United States Army, was charged with the kidnapping and rape of a woman in September, 1961, and with similar offenses against another woman in October, 1961. On December 21, 1961, a general court-martial found him guilty of all charges and sentenced him to death. The Board of Review upheld the findings of guilt and reduced the sentence to 80 years. That decision was affirmed by the United States Court of Military Appeals. In response to a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Relford v. Commandant, US Disciplinary Barracks, Fort LeavenworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Relford v. Commandant, U. S. Disciplinary BarracksSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- James Roy Gosa v. J. A. Mayden, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Quillien v. LeekeDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1969
- Jeremiah Opie, Also Known as Jerry Opie v. Lenard F. Meacham, Warden of the Wyoming State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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