Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Murphy v. Warden of Clinton Prison
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided September 14, 1939PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOPER, District Judge.
This is a writ of Habeas Corpus claimed to involve the constitutionality of Section 1897, Subdivision 1-a of the Penal Law of the State of New York, Consol.Laws, c. 40.
The relator was convicted in the Court of General Sessions, County of New York upon an indictment found by the Grand Jury for the County of New York, charging the relator and others with felonously possessing a machine gun in violation of the said section of the penal law.
The relator was sentenced to imprisonment in a State prison for a term not less than seven nor more than 14 years.
The relator appealed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Moore v. DempseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- McFarland v. American Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Manley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Stratton v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Boykin v. HuffCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- United States Ex Rel. Robinson v. YorkDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- Scott v. District Attorney, Jefferson Parish, State of La.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- United States Ex Rel. Laino v. Warden of Wallkill PrisonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Johnny C. Wilson v. Millard Gooding, Warden, Richmond County Public Works Camp, Richmond County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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