Legal Opinion

Charles Edwin Bennett v. J. O. Kearney, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, Texas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 9, 1955No. 15654_1Published

1Per curiam

The District Court dismissed the petition for habeas corpus assigning its reasons as follows;

“Since it conclusively appears that a motion to vacate sentence filed with the sentencing court, as pro vided by Title 28 U.S.C.A. Sec. 2255, would be adequate to test the legality of petitioner’s detentions by the respondent Kearney, this court is without authority to entertain petitioner’s petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, and, therefore, the motion of the respondent Kearney to dismiss will be sustained. Tacoma v. Hiatt [5 Cir.], 184 F.2d 569; Decatur v. Hiatt [5 Cir], 184 F.2d 719; and Neigut…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Decatur v. HiattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
  2. Tacoma v. Hiatt, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
  3. William A. Neigut v. Joseph O. Kearney, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955

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