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Legal Citation: 351 U.S. 487 (1957)

Appellant
Curtis Reid, Superintendent of the District of Columbia Jail

Appellee
Clarice B. Covert

Appellant's Claim
That a district court wrongfully issued a writ of habeas corpus for Covert, who was awaiting retrial on murder charges.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Marvin E. Frankel

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Frederick Bernays Weiner

Justices for the Court
Tom C. Clark (writing for the Court), Harold Burton, John Marshall Harlan II, Sherman Minton, Charles Evans Whittaker

Justices Dissenting
Hugo Lafayette Black, William O. Douglas, Earl Warren, (Felix Frankfurter did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
11 June 1956

Decision
Reserved the lower court's issuance of the writ.