Smith v. O'GRADY

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1941-02-17

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the' Court. The question presented is whether petitioner’s application for writ of habeas corpus filed in a Nebraska state court alleged facts which if proven entitled him to release from prison because he was held pursuant to a court judgment rendered in violation of rights guaranteed him by the federal Constituti…

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