HOUSE

v.

MAYO, STATE PRISON CUSTODIAN

Citator

Cited By

• House v. Mayo, 324 U.S. 42 (U.S. 1945)
  …r, 124 Fla. 384, 401-404, 169 So. 58. The district court also referred to a denial by this Court of a petition for certiorari, filed here after the denial by the Florida Supreme Court of one of the applications for habeas corpus. See House v. Mayo, 322 U. S. 710. The [*48] district court thought that this was an expression “of the opinion that no meritorious question is presented by the matters of which petitioner here complains.” But as we have often said, a denial of certiorari by this Court imports no ex…
• Stonebreaker v. Smyth, 163 F.2d 498 (4th Cir. 1947)
  …se v. State 127 Fla. 145, 148, [*501] “The district court also referred to a denial by this Court of a petition for certiorari, filed here after the denial by the Florida Supreme Court of one of the applications for habeas corpus. See House v. Mayo, 322 U.S. 710, 64 S.Ct. 1058, [88 L.Ed. 1553], The district court thought that this was an expression ‘of the opinion that no meritorious question is presented by the matters of which petitioner here complains.’ But as we have often said, a denial of certiorari b…
• Shaver v. Ellis, 255 F.2d 509 (5th Cir. 1958)
  …e proper subject for executive clemency, but it affords no basis for judicial action.” Id., 23 F. 2d at page 328. It was set forth even more forcefully in McGuire v. Hunter, 10 Cir., 138 F. 2d 379, 381, judgment vacated and remanded on other grounds 322 U.S. 710, 64 S.Ct. 1053, 88 L.Ed. 1553: “ * * * confessions of the crime * * * completely absolving petitioner of any guilt therein * * afford no basis whatever for discharge on habeas corpus.” Cases of like import are not uncommon. See e. g., Hauck v. Hiatt…