Legal Opinion
Dower v. Director, Patuxent
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 8, 1975No. Civ. 73-577-K, 73-143-K, Case B, 73-334-K, Case B, and 73-1158-KPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
Dower, Brooks, Carl and Hawkins, all presently confined at the Patuxent Institution, seek habeas corpus relief in these cases. Each has been convicted by the Courts of the State of Maryland of one or more felonies, 1 and each has been adjudicated a “defective delinquent” 2 as that term is used in 3 Md.Ann.Code art. 31B, § 5 (1971 Repl. Vol.). 3 In the within four cases, 4 each plaintiff seeks habeas corpus relief alleging that his original commitment to, and his continued confinement at, Patuxent is in violation of his constitutional rights.
Plaintiffs raise…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re BeverlySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- French v. BlackburnDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1977
- State v. TurnerTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Dorsey v. SolomonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
- Davis v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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