Legal Opinion
Raymond F. Carney, Jr. v. Secretary of Defense, Melvin Laird
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 21, 1972No. 71-1262PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
The sole question on this appeal is whether the district court, 326 F.Supp. 741, had jurisdiction to grant petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus and order his release from the United States Navy. The government contends that the district court erred in granting the writ because no proper custodian could be found within its territorial jurisdiction.
Petitioner, stationed aboard the USS Roberts, a destroyer attached to the Newport, Rhode Island, Naval Base, applied for discharge as a conscientious objector on July 30, 1970. His request was denied on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schlanger v. SeamansSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Strait v. LairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States of America Ex Rel. Arthur Rudick v. Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense, and Stanley Resor, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Jeffrey M. Arlen v. Hon. Melvin Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Carney v. Secretary of DefenseDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1971
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Driver v. HelmsDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1977
- Sholars v. MatterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- George R. Sutton v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- Major William L. Miller, Jr. v. Melvin Laird as Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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