Legal Opinion
Colson v. Joyce
District Court, D. Maine
Decided September 29, 1986No. Civ. 86-0118 PPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
GENE CARTER, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is the petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by James R. Colson under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has been on personal recognizance bail since February 10, 1983, following his arrest and imprisonment on February 4, 1983 for default in payment of a fine as authorized by 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1304. 1 Petitioner has exhausted his remedies in the Maine state courts and now seeks relief from this Court.
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The essential facts can be briefly stated. On November 17, 1981, Petitioner was arrested for a violation of 29…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State, County of Cass Ex Rel. Gullickson v. GruchallaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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- James R. Colson v. Martin Joyce, Sheriff of Cumberland CountyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- State, County of Cass Ex Rel. Gullickson v. GruchallaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- U.S. v. HaymerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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