PEREZ v. STATE OF NEW YORK


223 F.Supp. 336 (1963)

Jose B. PEREZ, a/k/a James Winningham, Petitioner, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

October 15, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Marra, Atty., Legal Aid Society, Gerald Zuckerman, and Leon B. Polsky, New York City, of counsel, for petitioner.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, Lester Esterman, New York City, of counsel, for respondent.


BONSAL, District Judge.

Petitioner Jose B. Perez, a/k/a James Winningham, has filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 for a writ of habeas corpus against the State of New York, challenging the validity of his detention by the Warden of Green Haven Prison, Stormville, New York.

On July 30, 1963 this Court, by order of Judge Thomas F. Murphy, granted the petitioner permission to proceed in forma pauperis. On September 10, 1963 I directed that a hearing...

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