Legal Opinion
Williams v. State of Md.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 9, 1978No. Civ. B-77-1757PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BLAIR, District Judge.
In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner seeks release from confinement because of an alleged denial of his right to a speedy trial by the State of Maryland. Petitioner’s claim is based chiefly on an asserted violation of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), to which the State has been a party at all times relevant. See Annotated Code of Maryland, art. 27, §§ 616A-616R (1976). Additionally, under a liberal construction of the petition, see Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 92 S.Ct. 594, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972), petitioner may be…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by26 opinions
- McCallum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Richard W. Norton v. Al C. ParkeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- John Claude Bush v. R. M. Muncy Superintendent P.C.C. Attorney General for the State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Steven J. Casper, M-8294 v. Joseph Ryan, and the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania, and the District Attorney for Philadelphia CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Foran v. MetzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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