Legal Opinion
James Paul Roach v. John E. Bennett, Warden of Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1968No. 18914PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On April 21, 1964, appellant pleaded guilty in the presence of his counsel to second degree murder of his wife, Melba Louise Roach, in Jasper County, Iowa. He was sentenced to the Iowa Penitentiary for sixty years imprisonment. Thereafter, on March 12, 1965, he petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. This was denied after a hearing in Lee County District Court on September 8, 1965. The denal of his petition was affirmed on February 7, 1967. Roach v. Bennett, Iowa, 148 N.W.2d 488.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Robert Hawkins v. John E. Bennett, Warden, Iowa State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Gerald D. Peterson v. Isadore NadlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Donald A. Cates v. Dr. P. J. Ciccone, Director, United States Medical Center for Federal PrisonersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Billy Joe Tyler v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- In the Matter of John Parker, on Habeas Corpus. State of South Dakota and Don R. Erickson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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