Legal Opinion
Rubin F. Needel v. Palmer C. Scafati, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 13, 1969No. 7199PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from an order of the district court granting petitioner’s request for a writ of habeas corpus based on the denial of his right to a speedy trial. The appeal also embraces issues concerning the possible waiver of that right and the exhaustion of state remedies necessary before federal ha-beas corpus may be sought. Because of the exhaustion issue, we shall separate the facts and legal issues as they were presented in the state and federal proceedings.
State Court Proceedings
Petitioner, while incarcerated in a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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