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Courtney v. Williams

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided January 23, 1976No. Miscellaneous Docket No. 75-64PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLETCHER, Chief Judge:

Petitioner appears before us in a petition for extraordinary relief1 challenging the legality of his pretrial confinement.2 *269He asks that we order his immediate release from confinement and the dismissal of all charges against him. He also alleges that the trial judge’s refusal to grant him a hearing to determine the legality of his pretrial confinement constituted a denial of due process of law under the Fifth Amendment to our Constitution. Because of the recurring problem that is presented by the petition, we issued a show cause order to the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Stack v. BoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Noyd v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. United States v. MiddletonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
  2. United States v. DykesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  3. United States v. EzellUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
  4. United States v. PalmiterUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
  5. United States v. GrafUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1992

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