CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - HABEAS CORPUS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS

• NCJ Number: 13115
• Journal: Tennessee Law Review Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Dated: (FALL 1973) Pages: 167-173
• Author(s): W F ALLEY
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Tennessee Law Review Assoc
• Publication Format: Article

Annotation

RECENT DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT REQUIRES ONLY THAT THE CUSTODIAN BE WITHIN THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURT WHERE THE PETITION IS FILED.

Abstract

THE COURT GIVES THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION TO ENTERTAIN HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS IF THE COURT IS THE MOST CONVENIENT TO THE PARTIES AND IF THE CUSTODIAN IS IN THE REACH OF THE COURT, ABANDONING THE OLD REQUIREMENT THAT THE PETITIONER BE CONFINED IN THE SAME DISTRICT.