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RIVERS v. LUCAS

No. 72-1792.

477 F.2d 199 (1973)

Seanarfis RIVERS, Petitioner and Appellee, v. William LUCAS and the Honorable Henry Heading, Respondents and Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominick R. Carnovale, Chief App. Dept., Asst. Pros. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for respondents and appellants; Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., State of Michigan, Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., State of Michigan, Lansing, Mich., William L. Cahalan, Pros. Atty., Wayne County, Mich., Edward R. Wilson, Asst. Pros. Atty., Detroit, Mich., on brief.

Kenneth A. Webb, Detroit, Mich., for petitioner-appellee.

Before WEICK, MILLER and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a District Court order which granted a conditional writ of habeas corpus to Seanarfis Rivers who was in custody of the State of Michigan. The condition is that the prisoner be released unless the State shall reduce the charge against him to "not more than manslaughter." The opinion of the District Court is reported at 345 F.Supp. 718. Pursuant to Rule 10(d), Federal Rules of Appellate...

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