Legal Opinion
Edward W. Chauncey v. Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Reno, Nevada, and Carl Hocker, Warden, Nevada State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 26, 1973No. 72-2538PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Chauncey is a Nevada state prisoner. Nevada has charged him with the crime of escape, and he asserts that Nevada has deprived him of his right to a speedy trial on that charge. In Chauncey v. Second Judicial District Court, 453 F.2d 389 (9th Cir. 1971), we ordered the district court to hold an evi-dentiary hearing on Chauncey s petition for habeas corpus. That has been done, and the district court has enjoined the state from giving any effect to the charge and detainer lodged against Chauncey.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Edward W. Chauncey v. Second Judicial District Court, Reno, NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
3Cited by9 opinions
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- People v. PostenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- State v. SterlingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- State v. KasperSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
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