Legal Opinion
People of State of New York v. Baker
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 26, 1973No. 72 Civ. 3926PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BRIEANT, District Judge.
By a hybrid proceeding, filed September 14, 1972, and appearing on this Court’s civil docket, Relators-Petitioners-Plaintiffs, Wallace Baker, et al., four young Black men, who have submerged their individual identities and become known as the “Harlem Four”, make a threefold attack on the jurisdiction and power of the District Attorney of New York County 1 to bring to trial an indictment against them filed in the Spring of 1964.
Relators-Petitioners-Plaintiffs (hereinafter for convenience, “Petitioners”) seek (a) a writ of habeas corpus discharging them from…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Strauder v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- U.S. ex rel. Young v. Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional FacilityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976