Legal Opinion
Swain v. Pressley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 22, 1977No. 75-811PublishedCited by 468 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Respondent is in custody pursuant to a sentence imposed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.1 He has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia asking that court to review the constitutionality of the proceedings that *374led to his conviction and sentence. The question presented to us is whether § 23-110 (g) of the District of Columbia Code2 prevents the District Court from entertaining the application.3
*375Congress enacted § 23-110 (g) as part of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Palmore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by468 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Glover v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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