Legal Opinion

De Moss v. Rhodes

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided June 18, 1957No. 509PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Herrmann, J.:

The petitioner is an inmate of the New Castle County Correctional Institution, having been convicted and sentenced in this Court for felony. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that (1) the Warden has banned all exchange of mail between the petitioner and his wife and (2) the Warden has banned all visits to the petitioner by his wife. This treatment, the petitioner contends, constitutes violation of his rights under State and Federal Constitutions.

The complaints made by the petitioner are not matters which entitle him to relief on habeas corpus. The law relating to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Curran v. WoolleySupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Powell v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
  4. Edmondson v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
  5. Holliday v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State Ex Rel. Tate v. CubbageSuperior Court of Delaware · 1965

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