Legal Opinion

John Edward Barnett v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 17, 1961No. 18740_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

On May 18, 1959 a complaint was filed with the United States Commissioner at Anniston, Alabama, charging the appellant with violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312. At the time the complaint was filed, appellant was in the Calhoun County, Alabama, jail serving a sentence imposed by the State of Alabama. A detainer was filed with the sheriff of Calhoun County by the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama. Upon completion of his sentence at the Calhoun County jail, the State of Alabama released appellant to the United States Marshal, who, pursuant to a writ of Habeas…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Zerbst v. McPikeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
  4. Walter L. Hayward v. Chesley H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. John L. James v. The Continental Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970

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