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Caffey v. Swenson

District Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided March 19, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 19205-3Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND JUDGMENT DISMISSING PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

WILLIAM H. BECKER, Chief Judge.

Petitioner, a state convict confined in the Missouri State Penitentiary, petitions this Court for a writ of federal habeas corpus adjudicating as invalid his state conviction of stealing over $50. Petitioner also requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted.

Petitioner states that he was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Randolph County of stealing over $50; that he was…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Crosswhite v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Roy Schuster, Relator-Appellant v. Ross E. Herold, M.D., Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  4. White v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1966
  5. Jimmie Baines v. H. R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967

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