Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Dye
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 1950No. 138PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McVICAR, Chief Judge.
On November 13,1946 Leon Johnson filed a petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. After hearing thereon, the Court entered an order refusing to grant the Writ of Habeas Corpus, with an Opinion filed in support thereof. D.C., 71 F.Supp. 262. An appeal was taken by the relator to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and on May 17, 1949 that Court, in an Opinion written by Chief Judge Biggs, reversed the District Court and granted the Writ. See Johnson v. Dye, 3 Cir., 175 F.2d 250. Certiorari…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Johnson v. DyeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Johnson v. DyeDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1947
3Cited by3 opinions
- Ross, Sheriff v. MiddlebrooksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Francis Marion Black v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Francis Marion Black v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960