Legal Opinion
Miller v. Overholser
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 5, 1953No. 11339PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia discharging a writ of habeas corpus. The case involves the validity and meaning of the so-called Sexual Psychopath Act, approved June 9, 1948. 1 It is a case of first impression in this court.
The statute is too long to quote in full text. An outline of it, however, is necessary to consideration of our present problems. The first two sections of the act are criminal statutes. The first makes the performance of indecent acts with children a felony, and the second relates to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Minnesota Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Coffin v. ReichardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Shaker Aamer v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
- United States v. ProvooDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1955
- Kenneth Donaldson v. J. B. O'connor, M.D. And John Gumanis, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- James Covington v. David W. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Catherine Lake v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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