Legal Opinion
In Re Smigelski's Petition
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 14, 1960No. Civ. 627-60PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on an application for the assignment of counsel. The applicant is in custody in a State institution of the reformatory type pursuant to the judgment and commitment of a State Court. He alleges that he is deprived of his liberty in violation of his constitutional rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The application alleges in sufficient detail the facts concerning the applicant’s commitment and detention, and we therefore treat it as an application for a writ of habeas corpus under sections 2241 and 2254 of Title 28…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Minnesota Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Hanover Fire Insurance v. HardingSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Dictograph Products, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ervin Albert Haas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Austin v. HarrisDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1964
- State Ex Rel. SteenbackSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Gibson v. MarkleyDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1962
- Johnson v. TinsleyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1964
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