Legal Opinion
Sweeney v. Woodall
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 5, 1953No. 100PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Per curiam
The respondent is a fugitive from a prison in Alabama. The Governor of that State instituted proceedings for his return, and respondent was arrested in Ohio. Petitioner, the Sheriff of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, now holds respondent for delivery to the authorities of Alabama.
In an attempt to prevent his rendition to Alabama, respondent applied to the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleged that during his confinement in Alabama he had been brutally mistreated, that he would be subjected to such mistreatment and worse if returned. Invoking the Eighth and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Drew v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Dye v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ross, Sheriff v. MiddlebrooksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Davis v. O'connell, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by159 opinions
- Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Paul Ashley, AKA Walter Paul Foster v. The State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Johnson v. MansonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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