Legal Opinion
In re Quantz
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 2, 1952No. Habeas Corpus No. 3836PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Circuit:
The petitioner, Walter J. Quantz, after a trial before a judge and jury in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, was convicted of the crime of abortion and sentenced to imprisonment. He applied to the District Court for leave to appeal in forma pauperis; the application was denied. He then made application to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to be allowed to appeal in forma pauperis; that application was denied. Quantz then filed a petition in the District Court for the…
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