Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Waters, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 17, 1952No. 4482PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
Walter L. Sanders brought this habeas corpus proceeding in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to secure his release from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary where he is serving a ten year sentence. The petitioner contends that the “habitual criminal” statute of Oklahoma under which he was sentenced was contrary to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma and repugnant to the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. After a hearing the trial court dismissed the petition.
On the 24th day of November, 1948, the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Graham v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- McDonald v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Moore v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Carlesi v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Junius S. Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- State v. O'CONNORSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. NixonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
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