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UNITED STATES EX REL. HARDEMAN v. WELLS

Misc. Civ. Nos. 74-20-T, 74-13-T.

379 F.Supp. 1087 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Leonard E. HARDEMAN, Petitioner, v. Roger E. WELLS, Sheriff Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Superintendent Salem Jail and House of Correction, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 31, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard E. Hardeman, pro se, Anne Hoffman, Henry F. Owens, III, Boston, Mass., for petitioner.

Roger E. Wells, Sheriff of Essex County, John N. Nestor, Lynn, Mass., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

Petitioner requests that the court issue a writ of habeas corpus1 alleging that he was convicted of violating the state prisoner-escape statute pursuant to an unconstitutional construction of the law.

Petitioner was serving a sentence for larceny at the Salem Jail and House of Correction which, without considering good time credit, would have ended January 12, 1974. He was granted a furlough...

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