Legal Opinion
Brown v. Rayfield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1963No. 20625PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Chief Judge.
These are two appeals, consolidated for the purpose of the hearing in this Court, from a denial by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi of the applications by the two appellants for writs of habeas corpus seeking their release from the municipal jail of the city of Jackson, Mississippi. Appellants contend that they were arrested and imprisoned illegally by the respondent, having been charged with a violation of a city ordinance (No. 594) of the city of Jackson, Mississippi, which prohibits parading without a permit. They allege that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson v. HoySupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- In re WyckoffDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1961
3Cited by15 opinions
- Joan Beckerman v. City of Tupelo, Mississippi, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- In Re McShane's PetitionDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1964
- Duncombe v. State of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Dameron v. HarsonDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1966
- Jan Hillegas v. Joe Sams, Jr., County Attorney for Lowndes County, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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