Legal Opinion
Downer v. Dunaway
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1931No. 6286PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for the writ of habeas corpus. It is here upon a certificate of the district judge that in his opinion probable cause was shown for its allowance. 28 USCA § 466. The petition was filed on June 13,1931, and the order appealed from was made on the same day, without the issuance of the writ or an order to show cause why it should not be granted. The appeal is therefore to be disposed of upon the material averments of fact contained in the petition which in substance are these: Appellant Downer was in the custody of appellee…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Moore v. DempseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Ashe v. United States Ex Rel. ValottaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Cox v. HillyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Harris v. RoanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Bridwell v. AderholdDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1935
- Melton v. BeardDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1936
- Downer v. DunawayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Downer v. DunawayDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1932
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