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UNITED STATES EX REL. SHAKUR v. COMMISSIONER OF COR.

No. 69 Civ. 2308.

303 F.Supp. 299 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Lumumba Abdul SHAKUR et al., Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS, George F. McGrath, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

June 19, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald B. Lefcourt, William Kunstler, Arthur Turco, Frederick H. Cohn, William Crain, Robert Projansky, Sanford M. Katz, New York City, for petitioners.

Frank S. Hogan, Dist. Atty., New York County, New York City, for respondent; Joseph A. Phillips, Asst. Dist. Atty., New York City, of counsel.

PALMIERI, District Judge.

The petitioners who are before this Court by way of a writ of habeas corpus (28 U.S.C. § 2254), are prisoners of New York State being held for trial under high bail on serious charges. The sole respondent, the Commissioner of Corrections, is the city official responsible for the custodial arrangements affecting the petitioners.

A twelve count indictment returned by a New York County grand jury accuses petitioners and other persons...

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