Legal Opinion

Young v. Sanford

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 9, 1945No. 11249PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, in habeas corpus proceedings, challenged the validity of his confinement. The court below discharged the writ and remanded him to the custody of the warden.

For these reasons, we think the order of the court was correct: The grounds for relief set forth in the petition related, with a single exception, to alleged irregularities and improprieties in the arrest and treatment of appellant prior to his trial, and in the procurement of evidence to be used against him. It is settled that such matters must be urged by way of defense upon the trial and by appeal; they…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  4. Harkrader v. WadleySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. Price v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
  2. Cobas v. ClappIdaho Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Hicks v. HiattDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
  4. United States Ex Rel. Holly v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Spader v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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