Transportation of Federal Prisoners to State Courts Pursuant to Writs of Habeas Corpus
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
1Opinion of the Court
Transportation of Federal Prisoners to State Courts Pursuant to Writs of Habeas Corpus T h e A tto rn e y G en eral needs no specific s ta tu to ry a u th o riz a tio n in o rd e r to su rre n d e r c u sto d y o f a federal p riso n er to sta te au th o ritie s for tra n sp o rta tio n to a sta te c o u rt p u rsu an t to a w rit o f h abeas co rp u s, an d no federal sta tu te p ro h ib its it. S u rre n d e rin g a fed eral p riso n er to th e te m p o ra ry physical c u sto d y an d c o n tro l o f state officers d o es not resu lt in a loss o f federal ju ris d ic tio n o v e r the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Knowlton v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Muniz v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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