Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Rush v. York
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 29, 1967No. Civ. 12173PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
Irma Rush petitions for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that her present imprisonment is based on a criminal proceeding against her in which she was denied her constitutional right to the assistance of counsel. She was charged with the fraudulent issue of three checks, one for $10.00, one for $4.00, and one for $7.50, drawn on her bank account closed some eight months earlier. Although a twenty year old minor, a welfare recipient, and obviously indigent and pregnant (the baby was born six days after…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Robinson v. YorkDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- United States Ex Rel. Sumrell v. YorkDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- Linda Lea Reed v. Rex T. Duter, Superintendent, Wisconsin School for GirlsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Wooley v. Consolidated City of JacksonvilleDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1970
- United States Ex Rel. Parsons v. AdamsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1971
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