Legal Opinion
Slaughter v. Wright
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1943No. 5065PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of United States District Judge Chesnut denying, without a hearing, the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus sought by appellant, John F. Slaughter (hereinafter called appellant), who claimed he was unlawfully restrained in the Maryland House of Correction. Appellant was convicted and given a two year sentence by the Circuit Court for Prince George County, Maryland, for having carnal knowledge with a female, not his wife, between the age of 14 and 16 years.
On or about December 9, 1942, appellant sent to Judge Chesnut, through the mails, á…
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