Legal Opinion
Valerie Marie Napier v. Sister Mary Gertrude, Administrator, Vianney Residence (And School) for Girls, Tulsa, and State of Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1976No. 75-1799PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Valerie Marie Napier, brought this habeas corpus action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging she was being unlawfully held in custody by the State of Oklahoma. Appellant had been adjudicated a “child in need of supervision” by an Oklahoma juvenile court and committed to the custody of the Vianney Residence for Girls for an indefinite period. She contended the statute under which she was in custody, 10 O.S.A. § 1101(c), is unconstitutionally vague. 1 Class action relief was sought for those similarly situated. On September 30, 1975, the district court issued an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Rex v. OwensCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Satterwhite v. City of GreenvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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