UNITED STATES v. FAY

No. 235, Docket 25354.

266 F.2d 824 (1959)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Anfield BOWERS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Edward M. FAY, Warden, Green Haven Prison and People of the State of New York, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Tekulsky, New York City (Frederick B. Boyden, New York City, on the brief), for petitioner-appellee.

George K. Bernstein, Asst. Atty. Gen. of the State of New York (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., Paxton Blair, Sol. Gen., Albany, N. Y., Harold Borgwald and Allan N. Smiley, Asst. Attys. Gen., State of New York, on the brief), for respondents-appellants.

Before HINCKS, LUMBARD and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The motion to dismiss as moot is denied, Judge Hincks dissenting.

On the merits, the Attorney General of the State of New York in behalf of the appellants questions controverted issues of fact found against the appellants by Judge Weinfeld. We think the findings sufficiently supported by the evidence; certainly they were not clearly erroneous.

On the opinion below, D.C.S.D.N.Y. 1958, 171 F.Supp. 558

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