Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Samuel Tito Williams, Relator-Appellant v. J. Edwin La Vallee, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 28, 1960No. 55, Docket 25574PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Relator appeals from an order denying upon the merits his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, but granting a certificate of probable cause and leave to appeal in forma pawperis.
In 1948 relator was convicted in Kings County Court, New York, of murder in the first degree. The crime involved was felony murder. The jury recommended life imprisonment as authorized by New York Penal Law McK.Consol.Laws, c. 40, § 1045. The trial judge, on the basis of information concerning relator’s previous criminal record, obtained through sources not connected with the trial, declined to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Jacob Wissenfeld, Relator-Appellant v. Walter H. Wilkins, Warden, Attica State Prison, Attica, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Noia, Relator-Appellant v. Edwin M. Fay, as Warden of Greenhaven Prison, State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. Samuel Tito Williams v. Edwin M. Fay, Warden of Greenhaven Prison, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United States Ex Rel. Noia v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- United States Ex Rel. Kiernan v. La ValleeDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1961
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