Legal Opinion

Wright v. Pepple

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided October 9, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 5070Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAY, District Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241 by Bruce M. Wright, a member of the United States Navy, assigned to the Naval Justice School at Newport, Rhode Island to test the legality of his detention in the Navy.

During the hearing on said petition no testimony was presented and the only evidence submitted for my consideration was a certified copy of the naval records relating to the petitioner. Thereafter, memoranda were filed by counsel for the parties in support of their respective contentions with respect to the merits…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Hammond v. LenfestCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  4. John E. Bates v. Commander, First Coast Guard DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
  5. Winburn Carson Kessler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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