Garrison v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
FOLLMER, District Judge.
Petitioner, Milton Garrison, is confined in the State Penitentiary. He has applied in forma pauperis for a writ of habeas corpus.
Petitioner did not appeal in the State Court but did raise certain questions in a habeas corpus proceeding in which the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania did give the same careful consideration.1 Certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court of the United States.2
In Brown v. Allen, 344 U.S. 443, 485, 486, 73 S.Ct. 397, 421, 97 L.Ed. 469 the Supreme Court said:
“The writ of habeas corpus in federal courts is not authorized for state prisoners at the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Chandler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Garison v. BurkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Sampsell v. People of State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. George Lee Rivers v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- United States ex rel. Jenkins v. FolletteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- United States of America Ex Rel. George Lee Rivers v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962