Legal Opinion
Wade v. Hunter
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided May 9, 1947No. 980PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOTT, District Judge.
Petitioner, an inmate of the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, assails, by a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the legality of his commitment and detention. Copy of the order of a general court-martial 1 under which he is held is attached to his petition and to the response of the'Warden. Petitioner alleges that the order is illegal and void for several reasons, the chief one urged being that he had been twice put in jeopardy for the same offense in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution and the Fortieth Article of War, 10 U.S.C.A. §…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- NielsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Kepner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Hunter v. WadeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Grewe v. FranceDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1948
- Thomas v. HunterDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1948
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