Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Clancy
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 6, 1930PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, J.
The defendant having made return to the writ of habeas corpus, and issues having been joined, the case comes before us upon a reservation. The questions of law presented for our consideration and advice, principally concern the constitutionality of § 351 of the General Statutes, the authority of the three justices of the peace to act under it and the effect of the proceedings upon the petition for the writ of prohibition. Section 351 provides as follows: “The grand jurors in each town, or any three of them, or the justices of the peace residing in any town, or any three of said justices may…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Twining v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Ex Parte TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. BrimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Ullmann v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. KempSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Lieberman v. Reliable Refuse Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. DoeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
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