Legal Opinion
Roosevelt F. Palmore v. Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 9, 1975No. 74-1832PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROBB.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
This case and its companion, Pressley v. Swain, No. 73—1975, also decided today, present the important question whether Congress, by enacting 23 D.C. Code § 110(g) (1973), as part of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970, eliminated the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to entertain post-conviction petitions for writs of habeas corpus brought by individuals convicted in the Superior Court. Answering…
2Cases cited66 opinions
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- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Swain v. PressleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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- Lester D. Milhouse v. Edward H. Levi, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Jackie E. Utz v. Honorable Maurice CullinaneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Jeffrey I. CohenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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