Legal Opinion
Shahinian v. Langlois
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 13, 1966No. M. P. No. 1744PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
This petition for a writ of habeas corpus is predicated on the petitioner’s claim that he is being unlawfully deprived of his liberty by the respondent warden of the adult correctional institutions. We issued the writ and in his return the warden admitted having custody of the petitioner, but denied the illegality thereof, based on the records accompanying his return.
It appears from the petition and the records that on October 26, 1955, petitioner was arraigned before a superior court justice on .two companion indictments for forgery and a criminal appeal from a district court conviction of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Com. Ex Rel. Paige v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Com. ex rel. Wilhelm v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
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