Legal Opinion
Willie Stotts v. E. P. Perini, Superintendent, Marion Correctional Institution
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1970No. 19387PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCREE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner has served a sentence of from one to three years following his conviction for carrying brass knuckles, a concealed weapon under the applicable Ohio statute. Petitioner’s action is not mooted by his release from custody, because “disabilities” may still result from the conviction which he is attacking. Carafas v. LaVallee, 391 U.S. 234, 237-240, 88 S.Ct. 1556, 20 L.Ed.2d 554 (1968).
The petition alleges that the search which produced the proscribed implement was conducted in violation…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. StottsOhio Court of Appeals · 1966
3Cited by5 opinions
- Carrie Gentry v. Doris Deuth, Warden, Kentucky Correctional Institute for WomenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Gilberto SantanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States Ex Rel. Delle Rose v. LaValleeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Gentry v. DeuthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. BannerDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1972