Legal Opinion
Farrell v. Lanagan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 11, 1948No. 4231PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, discharging the writ, and remanding the petitioner to the custody of the warden of the Massachusetts State Prison at Charlestown, Massachusetts.
In 1929 the petitioner was indicted by a grand jury in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on two charges of assault with intent to commit rape. The petitioner, who was represented by counsel retained by his sisters, pleaded not guilty to each charge and signed a waiver of his right to trial by jury. At the trial he did not take…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Albert ex rel. Buice v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
3Cited by13 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Ralph Maselli v. Frederick G. Reincke, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Ex Parte FarrellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Leon B. Rushing v. Frederick T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- United States Ex Rel. De Lucia v. O'donovan, MarshalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. HandyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
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