Robert X. ROBERTS, Jr., Appellant,
v.
Paul F. PEGELOW, Superintendent, D. C. Department of Corrections, etc., Appellees.
James X. HAYES, Jr., Appellant,
v.
Paul F. PEGELOW, Superintendent, Department of Corrections, et al., Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 28, 1962.
Decided January 15, 1963.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
George Blow, Washington, D. C. (Court-assigned counsel), for appellants.
John R. Hess, Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia (C. V. Spratley, Jr., U. S. Atty., Plato Cacheris, First Asst. U. S. Atty., Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, on brief), for appellee, Paul F. Pegelow, in No. 8606.
Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia (C. V. Spratley, Jr., U. S. Atty., Plato Cacheris, First Asst. U. S. Atty., Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, on brief), for appellee, Paul F. Pegelow, in No. 8607.
Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and SOPER and HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
Two Negro "Muslims," inmates of Lorton Reformatory,1 appeal from denial of their petitions for writs of habeas corpus. They alleged interference with their right to practice their religion, mistreatment, amounting to cruel and inhuman punishment, and denial of or interference with their right to complain to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, which has general supervisory jurisdiction over...
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