Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Daniels v. Johnston
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 7, 1971No. 70 Civ. 4918PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYATT, District Judge.
This is an application for the writ of habeas corpus by Anthony T. Daniels, Jr., acting for himself and without counsel. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254. Daniels is being held at Matteawan State Hospital in Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, pursuant to an order of commitment of the Supreme Court of New York (Riccobono, J.) made on October 7, 1969 under the New York Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 662-b. As will be seen, the commitment was because the court was of the opinion that Daniels was in a state of “idiocy, imbecility, or insanity” and in accordance with the cited…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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