Legal Opinion
Groppi v. Leslie
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 8, 1970No. 69-C-241PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. DOYLE, District Judge.
This is a petition for habeas corpus in which it is alleged that petitioner is in custody in violation of the Constitution of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c) (3). A response has been filed. Petitioner has been admitted to bail pending a decision on his petition.
Findings
Upon the basis of the entire record, I find:
On October 1, 1969, the Assembly, one of two houses of the Wisconsin state legislature, passed the following resolution (entitled “1969 Spec. Sess. Assembly Resolution”):
Citing James E. Groppi for contempt of the Assembly and directing his…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Kilbourn v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Groppi v. FroehlichDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1970
- Smith v. CaldwellDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1972
- James E. Groppi v. Jack Leslie, Sheriff of Dane CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- James E. Groppi v. Jack Leslie, Sheriff of Dane CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971