Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Blackwell
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 31, 1969No. Civ. A. 11472PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
This case presents important questions concerning the effect of state detainers on the right of federal prisoners to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment. The case is brought as a class action by several inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, each of whom allegedly has criminal charges pending against him in one or more state courts. The state defendants have each filed detainers against these inmates pursuant to the outstanding state charges. These detainers are filed with the Sheriff of Fulton County, Georgia, and in the records office of…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- United States v. Jack A. LustmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Don B. Cook v. United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Robert Wayne Grant, 38013. v. Marvin Hogan, Warden, U.S. N.E.P.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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