Legal Opinion
Yoder v. County of Cumberland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 2, 1971PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
ON REPORT.
This is a proceeding for habeas corpus. It was brought, pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 5513 et seq., before a single Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court sitting in the Superior Cóurt. The petition alleges that petitioner was being illegally confined in the Cumberland County Jail by the respondent Sheriff of Cumberland County.
Upon a motion by petitioner, and after hearing on the motion, the petitioner was released from incarceration by the presid ing Justice on his personal recognizance pending hearing and final decision of the case. Subsequently, the State of Maine…
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