Legal Opinion
Price v. Johnston
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 24, 1948No. 111PublishedCited by 1,281 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy
The writ of habeas corpus has played a great role in the history of human freedom. It has been the judicial method of lifting undue restraints upon personal liberty. But in recent years the increased use of this writ, especially in federal courts, has created many procedural problems which are not easy of solution. This case involves some of those problems. Because of the importance of the writ and the necessity that it not lose its effectiveness in a procedural morass, we have deemed it wise to deal with this case at length and to set forth fully and explicitly the answers to the matters at…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by1,281 opinions
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- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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