Legal Opinion
Petition of Leo Robert Forcella for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Leo Robert Forcella
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 17, 1967No. 15120PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of first degree murder in the New Jersey State Court and sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed by the New Jersey Supreme Court, 35 N.J. 168, 171 A.2d 649 (1961). Petition for rehearing was denied December 11, 1961. Appellant’s petition for certiorari was denied by the United States Supreme Court, 369 U.S. 866, 82 S.Ct. 1035, 8 L.Ed.2d 83 (1962). Application was thereafter made to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for a writ of habeas corpus. That was denied June 26, 1962, without…
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