Legal Opinion
Brown v. State of South Carolina
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 15, 1968No. Civ. A. 68-288, 68-315, 68-319, 68-320, 68-327, 68-332, 68-338, 68-339, 68-451, 68-466PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
DONALD RUSSELL, District Judge.
Petitioners, all inmates of the South Carolina Penitentiary, have filed these proceedings in habeas corpus by way of challenge to certain rules issued by the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (who supervises the operation of the Penitentiary) governing the preparation and processing of petitions in habeas corpus by inmates of the Penitentiary.
The challenge! rules were promulgated several years ago shortly after a “writ room” was established at the Penitentiary. 1 Under these rules, all petitions for habeas corpus by any…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Coffin v. ReichardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Mark O. Hatfield, Governor of the State of Oregon v. Paul R. BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Theodore X. A. Sewell v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc., Joseph X. Watson v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Captain Howard Brett Levy v. Colonel Wilbur Dillon, Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Queen v. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970