Legal Opinion

Powell v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1913No. 2,486PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan; Arthur J. Tuttle, Judge. Habeas corpus on petition of Martin Powell. From an order discharging the writ, he appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

DENISON, Circuit Judge.

In September, 1911, there was a bank robbery in New Westminster, British Columbia. . In June, 1912, due complaint was made and warrant issued thereupon by the police magistrate at New Westminster, charging Martin Powell with this crime. The complaint and warrant alleged that he “did break and enter the countinghouse of the Bank of Montreal,” and that the sum of $270-000 found therein he did “then and there steal, contrary to the form of the statute,” etc. In July, 1912, His Britannic Majesty’s vice consul, at Detroit, made complaint before the United States commissioner…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strassheim v. DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Glucksman v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. McNamara v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Greene v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1907
  5. Yordi v. NolteSupreme Court of the United States · 1909

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DavisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1931
  2. United States ex rel. Hatfield v. GuayDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1935
  3. Bagley v. StarwichCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
  4. Factor v. LaubenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. Factor v. LaubenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933

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