Ted Townsend

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:California
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Biography

Ted Townsend was held in the Presidio Army stockade in San Francisco during a disputed military induction and desertion prosecution in 1967. CCCO reported his actual release after a successful habeas corpus petition.

Ted Townsend was held in the Presidio Army stockade in San Francisco during a disputed military induction and desertion prosecution in 1967. CCCO reported his actual release after a successful habeas corpus petition.

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Case

Presidio Stockade
Charges: Army desertion charge following disputed induction
Arrested: May 1967
Incarcerated: May 1967
Released: Aug 10, 1967
Sentence: CCCO News Notes, September–October 1967, reports that military police arrested Townsend in May and held him in the Presidio stockade until his actual August 10 release after attorney Phillip Ziegler obtained habeas relief. The judge found that Townsend had neither accepted nor refused induction. Exact May days and total custody duration remain unverified; the release was accomplished, not merely a scheduled or ordered future event.
Judge: Albert C. Wollenberg (habeas corpus release)
Institution State: California

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