United States ex rel. Santantonio v. Warden of Naval Prison in Navy Yard
District Court, E.D. New York
Petition for writ of habeas corpus by the United States, on the relation of Michael V. Santantonio, against the Warden or Keeper of the Naval Prison in the Navy Yard at Brooklyn, N. Y. This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in behalf of the relator, made returnable November 11, 1919, and by adjournment continued for hearing until November 20, 1919. The return to said writ was made and filed November 13, 1919, by John D. MacDonald, Rear Admiral of the United…
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Petition for writ of habeas corpus by the United States, on the relation of Michael V. Santantonio, against the Warden or Keeper of the Naval Prison in the Navy Yard at Brooklyn, N. Y. This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in behalf of the relator, made returnable November 11, 1919, and by adjournment continued for hearing until November 20, 1919. The return to said writ was made and filed November 13, 1919, by John D. MacDonald, Rear Admiral of the United States Navy, who is the commandant of the Navy Yard, and in whoso custody the relator was at 1he time the writ was issued.…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The relator claims that he is illegally confined in the prison connected with the United States Navy Yard in Brooklyn, and that he was illegally arrested and is unlawfully deprived of his liberty by virtue of his arrest on November 4, 1919, and that the naval authorities are without jurisdiction..
It appears that on ft^ay 19, 1917, the relator enlisted in the United States Naval Coast Defense Reserve, and was then given a rating as chief boatswain’s mate, and that the period of that enlistment was four years. On October 31, 1918, the relator was arrested and…
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