Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Epton v. Nenna
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 5, 1970No. 68 Civ. 461PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANKEL, District Judge.
This habeas corpus proceeding comes on for decision after a long, unusual and, possibly, edifying procedural history.
The petitioner was indicted by a New York grand jury on June 7, 1965, upon charges of riot (former N.Y. Penal Law, McKinney’s Consol. Laws c. 40, § 2090), conspiracy to commit riot (former N.Y. Penal Law §§ 2090, 580), criminal anarchy (former N.Y. Penal Law §§ 160, 161), and conspiracy to commit criminal anarchy (former N.Y. Penal Law §§ 160, 161, 580). The first of these charges was dismissed for lack of evidence by the trial judge. Petitioner was…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by15 opinions
- City of Cleveland, Ohio v. Federal Power Commission, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Jane Doe v. James D. Hodgson, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States ex rel. Wojtycha v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- James L. Cobbs v. Carl Robinson, Warden, Connecticut State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States of America Ex Rel. William Epton v. Albert Nenna, Warden, Manhattan House of Detention for MenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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