Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Eggleston v. Snow
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 19, 1963PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a person who is held in Hudson River State Hospital as a mentally ill person. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis was granted on May 22, 1963. The petition appears to seek relator’s release on three grounds: first, that he is no longer mentally ill; second, that in five prior proceedings for habeas corpus in the state courts he has been denied the rights of confrontation, compulsory process, and counsel, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the federal constitution; and third, that his detention violates the Eighth…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hall v. VerdelDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1941
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