Legal Opinion

United States of America Ex Rel. Hubert John Griffin, Relator-Appellant v. Hon. Thomas C. Martin, Commissioner of Correction, Onondaga County

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 24, 1969No. 33161_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Per curiam

Hubert John Griffin appeals from an order which denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Griffin was arrested on September 1,1968, and charged with a violation of an order of the Family Court of Broome County, New York, requiring him to make payments of $25 a week to the Probation Department of the Family Court. After a hearing without a jury, at which he was represented by counsel, Griffin was found guilty of contempt due to his refusal to make these payments, and on September 11, 1968, was sentenced to six months in Onondaga County Penitentiary. An appeal from this judgment was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Cheff v. SchnackenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. United States Ex Rel. Birch v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Terry v. Robert J. Henderson, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, Auburn, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  2. Samuel Allen, Raymond Hardrick and Melvin Lemmons v. County Court, Ulster County and New York Woodbourne Correctional Facility, Woodbourne, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  3. Mitchell v. FioreCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  4. United States Ex Rel. Griffin v. VincentDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
  5. United States ex rel. Victor v. YeagerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1971

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