Legal Opinion
Forrest Eugene Smith v. Ward Lane, Warden, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1970No. 17209_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Smith is imprisoned under a life sentence imposed in 1948 by an Indiana court. He was then convicted of theft of a vehicle, and the sentence imposed for the specific offense has expired. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment under Indiana’s habitual criminal statute 2 by reason of the fact that before the 1948 conviction he had twice (in 1942 and 1945) been convicted of felony.
In February, 1968, Smith filed a petition in federal district court for habeas corpus. The petition was denied February 13, 1968 partly on the ground that Smith had failed to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Billy Joe Wright v. Fred R. Dickson, Warden, California State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- United States v. Michael L. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- State v. DossettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- McDandal v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lewis v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
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