Legal Opinion
Brant v. Scafati
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 11, 1969No. Misc. Civ. No. 68-83-JPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JULIAN, District Judge.
Petitioner Donald R. Brant, a State prisoner, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2241 et seq., seeking to overturn his State court conviction of larceny of a fur stole from a Springfield, Massachusetts, furrier. Petitioner was convicted on September 26, 1962, following a two-day jury trial in the Hampden County Superior Court. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed. Commonwealth v. Brant, 1963, 346 Mass. 202, 190 N.E.2d 900.
Upon petitioner’s request this Court appointed counsel to represent him here. An evidentiary hearing was…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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