Legal Opinion
Edward W. Chauncey v. Second Judicial District Court, Reno, Nevada
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 23, 1971No. 26936PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Chauncey is a Nevada state prisoner. The District Court denied his petition for habeas corpus without having con*390ducted an evidentiary hearing thereon. Chauncey appeals.
While serving a sentence for burglary in Arizona, Chauncey sought by various motions and letters to be brought to trial in Nevada on a pending Nevada charge of his having unlawfully escaped from prison in that state. For over three years, Chauncey unsuccessfully undertook to enforce his alleged right to a speedy trial on the Nevada charge. He finally was able to excite interest in the Nevada case by writing a letter to the…
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- Kane v. VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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