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Roy Mussilinio Meadows v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 11, 1970No. 30207_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Per curiam

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the petition of a federal convict for the writ of habeas corpus. We reverse. 1

Appellant, while on parole from the United States Penitentiary at Lewis-burg, Pennsylvania, was arrested in the Southern District of Georgia on charges of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, 18 U.S.C. § 2312. A pa role violator warrant was issued but not executed. Appellant remained in custody on the Dyer Act charges from March 5, 1968 until October 16, 1968, when he was tried and convicted.

On August 1,1969, this Court reversed the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Thomas Ribble Tucker, Jr. v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
  3. Paul Goodwin v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
  4. United States ex rel. McKee v. MaroneyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Rubie Charles Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Manning v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Edward E. ALLEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joseph CRABTREE, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. Gary Wayne Harkins v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, and Harry Lauf, Records Officer, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  4. Paul D. McGinnis Commissioner of Correction v. United States Ex Rel. Milton PollackCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
  5. Floyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975

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