Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Cannon v. Maroney
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 66-428PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARSH, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by the relator, James Cannon, who is presently in the custody of the respondent. The factual background on which the petition is based is not disputed.
On September 19, 1949, at No. 103 September Sessions, 1949, Court of Oyer & Terminer, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the relator was indicted for murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of one Charles M. Williams. On December 7, 1953, a jury trial on this indictment was commenced.
During his opening address to the jury, the prosecuting…
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- Commonwealth v. CannonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- United States of America Ex Rel. Herman Rucker v. David N. Myers, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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