PIKE v. O'BRIEN

Civ. No. 7497.

86 F.Supp. 173 (1949)

PIKE v. O'BRIEN.

United States District Court D. Massachusetts.

October 3, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Morelli, and Joseph P. McDonough, Boston, Mass., for petitioner.

Francis E. Kelly, Atty. Gen., Commonwealth of Mass., Lenahan O'Connell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for respondent.


SWEENEY, Chief Judge.

The petition for the writ of habeas corpus is denied.

When the original petition was filed, an order of notice was issued calling upon the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to show cause why the writ of habeas corpus should not issue. At the hearing held September 30, counsel alleged that a confession, obtained by the coercion, threats, and abuse of the arresting police, had been admitted in evidence against petitioner, as the result of which...

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