Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Butler v. Thomas
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 30, 1970No. 70 Civ. 4486PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANNELLA, District Judge.
The petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus, made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 et seq., is granted.
The petitioner alleges, and the court finds, that at the time of, and on several occasions subsequent to, his arraignment on a charge of possession of a dangerous drug, he requested a trial by jury.1 However, on June 17, 1970, the petitioner was tried in the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Part IB, Kings County by Judge Albert R. Murray, sitting without a jury.2 On that date, the petitioner was convicted of criminal possession of a dangerous drug in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dyke v. Taylor Implement Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BETHEASupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. BETHEASupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- United States ex rel. Butler v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- United States of America Ex Rel. John Butler v. James A. Thomas, Warden, Rikers Island Prison, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971