Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Mitchell v. Allen
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 1971No. 13125, 13126PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Berry, Judge:
These cases are appeals by Bessie Allen, the Sheriff and Jailer of Marshall County, West Virginia, from judgments of the Circuit Court of Marshall County entered on June 14,1971 and June 18,1971 granting writs of habeas corpus to Estee Mitchell and Herman B. Washington invalidating extradition warrants and releasing them from custody of the appellant. The two cases involve identical matters and were consolidated for argument and decision. The petitioners in the habeas corpus proceedings alleged that they were being unlawfully detained after their release from the West Virginia…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sweeney v. WoodallSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Marbles v. CreecySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Eugene Howard Woods v. Alwynn J. Cronvich, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Walden v. MosleyDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1970
- State ex rel. Gegenfurtner v. GranquistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Jones v. WarmuthWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Gonzales v. WiltWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
- Blakey v. District Court, Second Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1988
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