Legal Opinion
In re Lovejoy
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 9, 1988No. 88-518PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Petitioner appeals a superior court denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, following his arrest and detention based on an outstanding warrant for his arrest in New Hampshire. We affirm.
Petitioner was first arrested in connection with the New Hampshire warrant on May 17, 1987. In Lovejoy v. State, 148 Vt. 239, 531 A.2d 921 (1987), we held that the resulting detention was illegal because the district court had failed to make the finding, required by 13 V.S.A. § 4955, that Lovejoy had “probably committed the crime.” 148 Vt. at 243-44, 531 A.2d at 924. He was subsequently discharged…
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