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ABBOTT v. LAURIE

Civ. A. No. 76-298.

422 F.Supp. 976 (1976)

John M. ABBOTT and Richard E. Freeman v. William E. LAURIE, Assistant Director of Adult Services.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

November 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Hurst, Asst. Public Defender for State of Rhode Island, Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

Judith R. Wegner, Special Asst. Atty. Gen. for State of Rhode Island, Providence, R. I., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

This petition for habeas corpus raises difficult and delicate issues regarding the relationship between federal courts and state courts as they undertake the business properly allocated to each. Petitioners have been convicted of certain offenses in a Rhode Island state trial court. They have appealed these convictions to the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and are awaiting...

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