Legal Opinion
Bowman, Jerry v. Wilson, Lieutenant Scott E., Brig Officer, Naval Confinement Facility Philadelphia Naval Yard. Appeal of Lieutenant Scott E. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 8, 1982No. 81-1754PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by Lieutenant Scott E. Wilson, Brig Officer of the Naval Confinement Facility, Philadelphia Naval Yard, raises important questions concerning the exercise of judicial authority in granting a writ of habeas corpus at the instance of a military prisoner under court-martial. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted the writ, 514 F.Supp. 403 directing the military to pro duce Private Jerry Bowman at a mental competency hearing to be held before Judge Samuel E. Block of the Superior Court of the District…
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