Legal Opinion
Mezzatesta v. State of Delaware
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 16, 1961No. Misc. No. 18PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
John J. Mezzatesta and James J. Williams were convicted of violating the Delaware lottery laws. They are now under bail to appear for re-sentencing in the Superior Court following the affirmance of their convictions by the Delaware Supreme Court.1 No application has been made by them for a writ of certiorari to issue from the United States Supreme Court. Both seek a writ of habas corpus to issue from this Court, their present restraint assertedly being in violation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and “other pertinent Federal and State constitutional guarantees…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Wolf v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by2 opinions
- John J. Mezzatesta and James J. Williams v. Raymond W. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- People ex rel. Kriloff v. NobleNew York Supreme Court · 1962