Legal Opinion

Behrens v. Hironimus

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 18, 1948No. 5683PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

On August 24, 1943, Theresa Behrens (hereinafter called petitioner) was arrested in Detroit, Michigan, on a warrant charging her with the substantive offense of unlawfully disclosing information affecting the national defense in violation of the Espionage Act of 1917, SO U.S.C.A. § 32. She was taken before a United States Commissioner, entered a plea of not guilty, and upon default of bail she was committed to custody. The record of this proceeding before the Commissioner does not satisfactorily disclose whether she was represented by counsel at this time or whether she…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Vincent L. Pilkington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
  2. J. Paul Shelton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  3. United States v. MorinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
  4. Behrens v. HironimusCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
  5. Vance W. Heideman v. United States of America. Stanley v. Kessel v. United States of America. George H. Bryant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960

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