Legal Opinion
John D. Lawton v. Jeremiah J. Dacey, Warden
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 29, 1965No. Misc. 158PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, having been convicted of a felony in the state court, and having lost his appeal based upon the court’s failure to suppress certain evidence seized at the time of his arrest, Commonwealth v. Lawton, Mass., 202 N.E.2d 824, brought a habeas corpus proceeding in the district court. His allegation that the seizure was unconstitutional because he was wrongfully arrested was rejected, the district court finding, as did the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, that although he was arrested without warrant, the officer had probable cause to make the arrest. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Giordenello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Commonwealth v. LawtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Frederick B. Zimmer v. Harold v. Langlois, WardenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
3Cited by6 opinions
- George B. Street v. Officer Leo Surdyka, Baltimore City Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Cecil Dwayne Evans, Arnold Gene Tate, and Charles Edward Gent, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Gerald J. Bowlen v. Palmer Scafati, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, WalpoleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
- William E. Hagan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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