Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Thomas v. Rigg
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 17, 1959No. 37,657PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
Relator petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. His petition is unnecessarily long, consisting of 22 pages, and states much that is immaterial. The relator was arrested in Morgan, Minnesota, on July 26, 1950. He voluntarily waived preliminary hearing and later, before the District Court of Redwood County, presented an application to enter a plea of guilty to the charge of robbery in the second degree. In his presence, the court directed the reading of the information. In explaining the information, the court stated: “You understand that if you plead guilty…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Moore v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gaines v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- State Ex Rel. Baker v. UtechtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Beaulieu v. MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- State v. RichardsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- State v. MoosbruggerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- State Ex Rel. Grest v. TahashSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Alm v. TahashSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
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