Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Nelson v. Ellsworth
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1963No. 10557PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ME. JUSTICE JOHN C. HAEEISON
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Petitioner was first convicted of first degree burglary in the district court of the thirteenth judicial district, County of Yellowstone, on or about January 21, 1954, and sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary. "When he entered prison and commenced serving this sentence he was subject to the provisions of section 80-739, R.C.M.1947, on parole and probation. This statute was repealed by Chapter 117, Laws of 1955, and on April 1, 1955, a new law became effective.
Petitioner in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- In Re LeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1918
- Murphy v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Woodward v. MurdockIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. MountMontana Supreme Court · 2003
- Ex Parte AlegriaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- State v. CurtisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. GoneMontana Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. MendivilArizona Supreme Court · 1979
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