Legal Opinion

Richards v. Matthews

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 30, 1953No. 11538_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in an extradition matter.

An indictment was returned against petitioner in Virginia alleging that on or about January 1, 1952, he unlawfully, feloniously and fraudulently removed from that State a certain motor vehicle, upon which he had given a lien to a bank in Orange, Virginia, the removal being without the written consent of the lienor. A Virginia statute1 provides in pertinent part:

“Whenever any person is in possession of any personal property, including motor vehicles, * * * on which he has…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strassheim v. DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. CorkranSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Hayes v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1903
  4. Stumpf v. Matthews, United States MarshalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Johnette Moncrief v. Sam A. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  2. Earnest Frank Brown, Sr. v. Charles H. Ward, United States Marshal for District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
  3. Burke v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
  4. In Re Johnson Steel & Wire Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
  5. Johnette Moncrief v. Sam A. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966

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