Court Opinion

ID: 9602934
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 02:01:40.353923+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:15:30.768682
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Jordan, Justice,
dissenting.
The right of a convicted prisoner to remain within the jurisdiction of the court of his conviction while his appeal is pending is a valuable right. His opportunity to confer with his counsel is necessarily hampered by his transfer to the state prison system.
The case of Meachum v. Fano, supra, dealt only with the transfer of a prisoner from one penal institution to another, a matter entirely within the discretion of the prison officials. In my opinion due process of law requires that the certificate of the trial judge should not be made until notice is given to the prisoner and opportunity afforded him to present evidence as to whether his presence in the local jail constitutes a dangerous condition.
I am authorized to state that Justice Hall joins in *154this dissent.