Legal Opinion
Theriault v. Carlson
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided January 22, 1973No. Civ. A. 13872PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
While incarcerated in the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Harry W. Theriault, a convicted thief and self-proclaimed escape artist, claims to have started a new faith or church known as the “Church of the New Song”. 1 Declaring as its source certain obscure passages from the Book of Revelations in the New Testament Bible, the Church of the New Song concerns itself with a supreme spirit known as “Eclat” and espouses, in general, a doctrine of brotherhood and love. When he was thwarted in his attempts to arrange communal services for his church, Theriault…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Leman v. Krentler-Arnold Hinge Last Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Anaconda American Brass Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,322 Securities and Exchange Commission v. First Financial Group of Texas, Inc., William H. HowtonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Dr. Harry W. Theriault v. Frederick Silber, Director, United States Chaplain ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Theriault v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Dr. Harry W. Theriault, A/K/A Shiloh, the Bishop of Tellus, Plaintiffs v. Frederick Silber, and Rev. Jack A. Hanberry, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Walker v. GiardinaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
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