Legal Opinion

Seanarfis Rivers, and v. William Lucas and the Honorable Henry Heading, And

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 24, 1973No. 72-1792PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a District Court order which granted a conditional writ of habeas corpus to Seanarfis Rivers who was in custody of the State of Michigan. The condition is that the prisoner be released unless the State shall reduce the charge against him to “not more than manslaughter.” The opinion of the District Court is reported at 345 F.Supp. 718. Pursuant to Rule 10(d), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the parties filed the following agreed statement of the case:

On October 19, 1970, an Information was filed in the Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Price v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. United States v. Earl Lee WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  2. United States v. Eddie Lee AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Henry James Johnson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. KlobuchirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Sweetwine v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980

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