Legal Opinion
Barone v. Warden, Manhattan House of Detention for Men
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 7, 1962Published
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
The petitioner in this application for a writ of habeas corpus is a prisoner in the Manhattan House of Detention for Men. According to petitioner’s handwritten papers,1 he is awaiting trial on various counts of an indictment handed down by a New York County Grand Jury charging him with burglary, grand larceny and possession of burglars’ tools. In his application, petitioner claims, in substance, that he has not been allowed to have any law books in his cell and has been denied adequate access to law books while attempting to prepare for his trial. Petitioner seeks an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mark O. Hatfield, Governor of the State of Oregon v. Paul R. BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Siegel v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Brown v. McGinnisNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Pierce v. La ValleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- UNITED STATES Ex Rel. Thompson v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
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