Legal Opinion
Brown
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 11, 1976PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
On January 8, 1976, the petitioner herein, Douglas Leon Brown, was arrested on an extradition warrant of the Governor of the Commonwealth. This was issued in response to a requisition from the Governor of the State of West Virginia which averred that the petitioner had been indicted for the crime of murder in that State and had fled and taken refuge in the Commonwealth. Brought before a judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, the petitioner was informed of the demand for his surrender and the crime with which he was charged, and of his right to have counsel apply for habeas corpus…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Francisco ToscaninoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Stallings v. SplainSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- William Nicholas Ierardi v. Frank O. Gunter, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- MaldonadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SawyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Parks v. BourbeauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. JamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- In Re SaundersSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- Petition of BlackburnMontana Supreme Court · 1985
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