Legal Opinion
Rives v. O'Hearne
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 5, 1934No. 6207PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HITZ, Associate Justice.
The superintendent of the jail of the District of Columbia appeals from an order of the Supreme Court of the District in a habeas corpus proceeding, instituted after the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, discharging a prisoner committed before the repeal, for a criminal contempt growing out of a violation of the National Prohibition Act (27 USCA).
The prisoner (appellee) was tried and sentenced for contempt in the court below on May 12, 1932, and on appeal the judgment was affirmed by this court (O’Hearne v. United States, 62 App. D. C. 285, 66 F. (2d) 933);…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. BenzSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- In Re NeagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- United States v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Warring v. ColpoysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Odekirk v. RyanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1936
- State v. OrtezHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
- People v. GrammerIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Ex parte DaltonIdaho Supreme Court · 1953
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