Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. John J. Carroll, Appellant-Petitioner v. John F. McNeill Supt. Of Matteawan State Hospital, Appellee-Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 26, 1961No. 26731_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
From September 26, 1950 to date the appellant, John Carroll, has been held in custody in Matteawan State Hospital (Matteawan), a New York State “hospital for insane criminals” 1 located within the Southern District of New York.
Appellant applied to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus. He alleged that his detention in Matteawan is depriving him of his liberty without due process of law and is denying him the equal protection of the laws, and that therefore his detention is in violation of the…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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