Legal Opinion

Bellaskus v. Crossman

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 2, 1947No. 11786PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment discharging a writ of habeas corpus, which was issued upon a second petition by appellant, who is now in custody under an order of deportation to Greece, issued under Section 19 of the Immigration Act of 1917.1

It is admitted that the petitioner is an alien and that he entered the United States in 1909. The warrant for petitioner’s deportation was issued, in 1935, after he had been found managing a dance and music hall and other places of amusement and resort habitually frequented by prostitutes. Subsequently, he was taken info custody, but…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Crowley v. ChristensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Lindsey v. DobraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  3. Brewster v. VillaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
  4. United States ex rel. Laird v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lee Wei Fang v. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States, Wang Siang-Ken v. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  2. Lee Wei Fang v. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States, Wang Siang-Ken v. Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963

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