Free Writ of Habeas Corpus ad testificandum - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cr-00025-JJF

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Filed 07/02/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,

ROBERT COTTMAN, Defendant.

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Criminal Action No. 07-25-JJF

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM Your Petitioner, Robert Cottman, by and through his attorney, Edson A. Bostic, respectfully states: 1. On February 27, 2007, Mr. Cottman was indicted for being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), and being a felon in possession of ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and 924 (a) (2). 2. Josue Torres, SBI # 00271541, an essential witness relevant to Mr. Cottman's case, is currently a detainee of the State of Delaware at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institute (Gander Hill) in Wilmington, Delaware. 3. An Evidentiary Hearing in this case is scheduled in the District Court for the District of Delaware on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.

Case 1:07-cr-00025-JJF

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Filed 07/02/2007

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WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays that the Clerk of this Court be instructed to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum to the United States Marshal, District of Delaware, and to the Warden for the Howard R. Young Correctional Institute (Gander Hill) directing that Mr. Josue Torres be brought to testify before this Court in an Evidentiary Hearing on July 9, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., and to be returned to the Warden for the Howard R. Young Correctional Institute (Gander Hill) at the conclusion of the hearing. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Edson A. Bostic Federal Public Defender

Dated: July 2, 2007

IT IS SO ORDERED this

day of

, 2007.

HONORABLE JOSEPH J. FARNAN, JR. United States District Court