William Daye v. Attorney General of the State of New York and Eugene Le Fevre, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional Facility

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1982-12-09

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VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge, dissenting: “The writ has no enemies so deadly as those who sanction the abuse of it, whatever their intent.” Jackson J., concurring in Brown v. Allen, 344 U.S. 443, 544 , <spa…

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