Miller v. Chafee’s Empirical Analysis
462 F.2d 335 · 1972
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Schlanger v. Seamans · Strait v. Laird · Jarrett v. Resor · United States of America Ex Rel. Arthur Rudick v. Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense, and Stanley Resor, Secretary of the Army · Feliciano v. Laird
Most-quoted passages
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“We decline, in the circumstances of this case, to indulge in the fictitious, limited concept of custody advanced by the Government. Miller was never in the District of Columbia, nor was he ever expected to be there. The alleged “custody” exercised by the Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel was no more than a hypertechnicality, serving record purposes known only to the Navy. . . . Any contrary holding would unnecessarily, and even unreasonably, restrict access to the courts for habeas relief. Id. at 337 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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