Legal Opinion
George Brooks v. Sam A. Anderson, Superintendent, D. C. Jail
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1963No. 17412PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
On September 14,1962, George Brooks, an inmate of the District of Columbia Jail petitioned the District Court for a writ of habeas corpus, naming as respondent Sam A. Anderson, the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Jail. The petitioner alleged that his confinement was not by virtue of any order or judgment of any court, and that he was. undergoing cruel and unusual punishment, which he described in detail.
The Superintendent moved to discharge the rule and dismiss the petition. Without passing on the motion, the District Court made the rule absolute and issued a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Riley v. PescorDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1945
- Edward Smith v. Sam A. Anderson, Superintendent, D. C. Jail, Maryland Harvey v. Sam A. Anderson, Superintendent, D. C. Jail, Robert M. Williams v. Sam A. Anderson, Superintendent, D. C. JailCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
3Cited by5 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Theodore Robinson v. Frank J. Pate, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Spriggs v. State of North CarolinaDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1965
- Catherine Lake v. Dale Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Catherine Lake v. Dale Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- United States Ex Rel. Theodore Robinson v. Frank J. Pate, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965