UNITED STATES v. LaVALLEE

Nos. 131-135, Dockets 28174, 28190, 28243, 28279, 28280.

330 F.2d 303 (1964)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Raymond DUROCHER, Relator-Appellant, v. J. E. LaVALLEE, Warden, Clinton State Prison, Dannemora, N. Y., Respondent-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America ex rel., James Jesse BROWN, Relator-Appellant, v. Robert E. MURPHY, Warden, Auburn Prison, Auburn, N. Y., Respondent-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Marion RIPPLE, Relator-Appellant, v. Robert E. MURPHY, Warden, Auburn Prison, Auburn, N. Y., Respondent-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America ex rel. William H. MOORE, Relator-Appellant, v. Robert E. MURPHY, Warden, Auburn Prison, Auburn, N. Y., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Submitted January 6, 1964.

Decided March 26, 1964.

Certiorari Denied June 22, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon B. Polsky, The Legal Aid Society, New York City (Anthony F. Marra, The Legal Aid Society, New York City, on the brief), for relators-appellants.

Ronald J. Offenkrantz, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen. of New York, New York City (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, Irving Galt, Asst. Sol. Gen., and Mortimer Sattler, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, on the brief), for respondent-appellee LaVallee.

Ronald J. Offenkrantz, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen. of New York, New York City (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, Irving Galt, Asst. Sol. Gen., and Stephen N. Rubin, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, on the brief), for respondent-appellee Murphy in Nos. 28190, 28279, 28280.

Barry Mahoney, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen. of New York, New York City (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, Irving Galt, Asst. Sol. Gen., New York City, on the brief), for respondent-appellee Murphy in No. 28243.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and WATERMAN, MOORE, FRIENDLY, SMITH, KAUFMAN, HAYS and MARSHALL, Circuit Judges.


Submitted to In Banc Court January 6, 1964.

Certiorari Denied June 22, 1964. See 84 S.Ct. 1921.

KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge, with whom WATERMAN, SMITH, HAYS and MARSHALL, Circuit Judges, concur:

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