Legal Opinion
Francis T. Glynn v. Robert Donnelly, John M. Farrell v. Robert Donnelly
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 12, 1972No. 72-1309, 72-1310PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Judge.
Petitioners Glynn and Farrell were convicted in two Massachusetts state court trials and their convictions were affirmed on appeal. Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance Co., 1971 Mass.Adv.Sh. 1367, 275 N.E.2d 33, cert. denied 407 U.S. 910, 92 S.Ct. 2435, 32 L.Ed.2d 683. On July 21, 1972, the day after commencing service of sentence, they filed petitions for habeas corpus in the district court, alleging that their convictions were tainted by constitutional error. In connection therewith they sought bail, and upon this being denied, they appeal.
A question arises as to our…
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