Legal Opinion
Bowman v. Wilson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 13, 1981No. Civ.A. 81-1389PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
I. FACTS
A petition for writ of habeas corpus has been filed by Army Private Jerry Bowman against respondent Navy Lieutenant Scott E. Wilson, Brig Officer at the Naval Confinement Facility, Philadelphia Navy Yard, that challenges Bowman’s confinement there while awaiting Army court martial. The issue is whether Bowman’s present confinement is legal in the circumstances under which the Army recently obtained custody of Private Bowman; at the time he was seized by military police, Private Bowman was confined to the District of Columbia by Order of the Superior…
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