Legal Opinion
U. S. Ex Rel. Wheeler v. Flood
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 1, 1967No. 67 Civ. 487, 67 Civ. 488PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
Petitioners — as yet unindicted though in federal custody — seek a writ of habeas corpus in order to compel a United States Commissioner to hold a preliminary examination pursuant to subdivision (c) of Rule 5 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. For the reasons set out below, if such a hearing is not granted forthwith, petitioners are entitled to be released.
Petitioner Susan Wheeler has been in custody since her arrest on May 12, 1967, pursuant to a warrant issued upon a detailed sworn complaint. She was charged with conspiring to illegally import narcotic drugs. 21…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- William D. Blue v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- William Andrew Washington v. Donald ClemmerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Raymond Crump, Jr. v. Sam Anderson, Superintendent, District of Columbia JailCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- United States v. GrayDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1949
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. Hugh R. Conway, George M. Lebosky, Robert Davidoff, Hugh R. Conway, in No. 17,369, George M. Lebosky, in No. 17,391Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- People v. HodgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Buchanan v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Pueblo ex rel. G.R.SSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1999
- United States v. ArcuriDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
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