Legal Opinion
Sandford v. United States
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 14, 1944No. 172PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge.
The petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in these proceedings alleges that petitioner was arrested August 31, 1942, and confined in the County Jail until February 15, 1943, at which time he was taken before a United States Commissioner and re-committed in default of bail until about March 19, 1943, at which time he was tried and sentenced to a term of three years, which he is now serving. He contends that he is entitled to the writ on the ground that he was “held far too long beyond the limit before appearing before a Commissioner”. The restraint to which the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Whitten v. TomlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- CuddySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Craemer v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Whitney v. ZerbstCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1933
- Hall v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hicks v. HiattDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
- In re Appeal of Wiseman from Suspension of Operator's License, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County1983
- United States ex rel. Gant v. BanmillerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961