Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Williams v. Guy
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-558Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, District Judge.
In this petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus relator contends that since he has not had a preliminary hearing before a U. S. Commissioner, he is being unlawfully detained.
The petition discloses that after being arrested by an agent of the. Federal Bureau of Investigation for bank robbery, relator on September 9, 1968, was taken before a United States Commissioner. The Commissioner continued the hearing until September 15> 1969 pending the appointment of counsel and fixed bail at $50,000, which bail relator was unable to meet.
On September 11,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jaben v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Michael v. Sciortino v. The Honorable Robert C. Zampano, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- David Rivera v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- United States v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968