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Johnson v. Dye

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 18, 1947No. 138PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McVICAR, District Judge.

Leon Johnson, in his petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus in this case, set forth that he is a resident of the City of Clair-ton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and is unlawfully imprisoned in the custody of the Warden of the Allegheny County Jail by a detainer of the District Attorney of Allegheny County, at the request of authorities of Cobb County, Georgia; that on January 25, 1943, he was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to imprisonment during his natural life; that he escaped from prison in June, 1943 and has been a fugitive since that time; that the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Pyle v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Hawk v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Collins v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Mattox v. Superintendent of County PrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Johnson v. DyeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
  2. Murray v. BurnsHawaii Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Johnson v. DyeDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Johnson v. DyeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949

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