UNITED STATES EX REL. COVINGTON v. COPARO

No. 68 Civil 4754.

297 F.Supp. 203 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Eugene COVINGTON, Petitioner, v. P. COPARO, Acting Warden, House of Detention for Men, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

March 11, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard H. Sandler, New York City, for petitioner.

Frank S. Hogan, Dist. Atty., New York County, New York City, for respondent, Michael Juviler, Alan F. Scribner, Asst. Dist. Attys., of counsel.


EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

The petitioner, held without bail upon an indictment returned by a New York County grand jury charging him with a triple murder in the first degree, seeks his release by way of a federal writ of habeas corpus unless reasonable bail pending trial is fixed either by the State Court or this Court. Petitioner contends he has an absolute right to bail under the Eighth Amendment to the Federal...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases