Legal Opinion
Smith v. O'BRIEN
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 20, 1969No. 5775PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuncan, J.
The plaintiff’s petition for habeas corpus alleges that he has been “deprived . . . from the benefit of a probable cause hearing, a record of the same and the right to show his innocence of the crime charged.” His brief asserts that he has a constitutional and statutory right to a probable cause hearing which was violated when a “secret indictment” was obtained before such a hearing was held.
The petition arises out of the following circumstances. The plaintiff was arrested on December 31, 1967, and charged with breaking, entering, and larceny, under RSA 583:3. He appeared before the Nashua…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Jaben v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Joseph AmabileCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- United States Ex Rel. Kassin v. MulliganSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- State v. StallingsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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3Cited by12 opinions
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