Legal Opinion
Gerrish v. State of New Hampshire
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 11, 1951No. 814PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, District Judge.
This matter comes before me upon the Petition of Frederick Gerrish for Writ of Habeas Corpus in which he alleges that he is restrained in thé custody of Willard Pease, Warden of Knox County Jail at Rockland, Maine.
An original petition was received in this Court on April 26, 1951. Three days later a letter was received from petitioner stating that he had secured counsel to represent him, and believed that his attorney desired to discontinue the case for about ten days. As a result of this letter the attorney was contacted by telephone, and in the course of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Munsey v. CloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Marbles v. CreecySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Johnson v. DyeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- United States ex rel. Darcy v. Superintendent of County PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- Davis v. O'connell, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Olson v. ThurstonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Thomas v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1953
- State Ex Rel. Horowitz v. JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955