Legal Opinion
Rudolph Lee, Jr. v. Andrew J. Winston, Sheriff Aubrey M. Davis, Jr., and Gerald Baliles Circuit Court, City of Richmond, Division I
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1983No. 82-6762PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Andrew J. Winston, Sheriff of the City of Richmond, Virginia, and Aubrey M. Davis, Jr., Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Richmond, Virginia, appeal an order of the district court enjoining them from removing a bullet from the chest of Rudolph Lee and issuing a writ of habeas corpus. The Commonwealth of Virginia moved in state court to compel Lee to undergo surgery for the removal of a bullet believed to be relevant evidence in a criminal investigation. Lee countered by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus and a complaint under 42 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Leonardo Botero Gomez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Maria Vega-BarvoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Howard P. Fisher v. Jim Rose and William LeechCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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