Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Zimmerman
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 13, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 83-3887PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
On May 21, 1982, petitioner Benjamin Mitchell was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault before Hon. Thomas N. Shiomos of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Shiomos sentenced Mr. Mitchell to two concurrent two-to-five year sentences. On June 2, 1982, Mr. Mitchell filed a pro se appeal in the Superior Court. That appeal is still pending. The delay in resolution of his appeal forms the basis of Mr. Mitchell’s instant habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
On August 9,1982, the Court of Common Pleas appointed Alexander…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rheuark v. ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States of America Ex Rel. Theodore Geisler v. Gilbert A. Walters, Superintendent, Western Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. James J. PrattCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by3 opinions
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