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· 2/18/1975

Felan v. Daggett

Citations

  • 420 U.S. 934
  • 95 S. Ct. 1140

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that petitioner’s allegations of delay in habeas review process resulting from his own failure to exhaust state remedies, his allegations of innocence, and his allegations of a minimal flight risk did not rise to level of extraordinary circumstances
  • noting that “the [Johnston] decision did not place the prisoner at liberty but instead released him to a hospital for immediate treatment.”
  • holding a “court’s order granting bail pending disposition of a habeas petition is plainly appealable as a collateral order.”
  • reversing the district court’s decision and holding that there was insufficient basis for bail pending habeas review where no extraordinary circumstances existed
  • reversing the district court’s decision and holding that there was insufficient basis for bail pending habeas review where no extraordinary circumstances existed
  • noting extraordinary circumstances warranting bail were found where prisoner was released to a hospital for immediate treatment

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