Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Murray v. Owens
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 29, 1972No. 71 Civ. 5683PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge.
The petitioner, a fifteen-year-old at the time of his sentence to three years’ commitment to Elmira Reception Center, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He was sentenced by the Bronx County Family Court after a juvenile delinquency proceeding in which a motion for trial by jury was denied. The commitment to Elmira is authorized by the New York Family Court Act § 758 (b). That section, in pertinent part, reads as follows:
“(b) Upon an adjudication of delinquency of a person who is fifteen years of age at the time of the commission of any act which, if…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Murray v. Chester D. Owens, Superintendent of Elmira Reception Center, Elmira, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Government of the United States Ex Rel. Shaban v. EssenDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1974
- Swansey v. ElrodDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
- Leahy v. EstelleDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1974
- Cooper v. ElrodDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
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