Legal Opinion
Sundel v. Justices of the Superior Court
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 23, 1983No. Civ. A. 83-0383SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SELYA, District Judge.
This petition for a writ of habeas corpus is brought against the Justices of the Superior Court for the State of Rhode Island and the state’s Attorney General. The petitioner, William A. Sundel, seeks to prevent the state from proceeding further with a pending criminal prosecution. Jurisdiction is bottomed on 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Sundel and several codefendants (including one Prank W. Nelson) were indicted in October of 1981 in Kent County Superior Court for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver the same and for conspiracy to commit that substantive offense.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Burbine v. MoranDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984
- Fuentes v. MoranDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
- William A. Sundel v. Justices of the Superior Court of the State of Rhode IslandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Sparfven v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984