UNITED STATES v. WILKINS

No. 223, Docket 26648.

287 F.2d 865 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Henry STEVENS, Relator-Appellant, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden, Attica State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Orenstein, Syracuse, N. Y. (Orenstein & Orenstein, Syracuse, N. Y., on the brief), for relator-appellant.

George K. Bernstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., of State of New York (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., Irving Galt, Asst. Sol. Gen., New York City, Gretchen White Oberman, Asst. Atty. Gen., on the brief), for respondent-appellee.

Before MEDINA, FRIENDLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Relator is appealing from the denial, by Chief Judge Burke in the Western District of New York, of his application for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that he had failed to exhaust his available state remedies. In order fully to dispose of this litigation, it is necessary to review the 25-year history of this case.

When originally indicted, in Oswego County Court in 1936, relator was charged with first degree murder in two counts...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases