Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Wakeley v. Russell
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 9, 1970No. Misc. No. 69-284PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN W. LORD, Jr., Chief Judge.
On February 25, 1970, this Court granted relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 309 F.Supp. 68. That petition sought relief from a 1963 conviction for second degree murder arising from the stabbing death of Mrs. Lillian Hines during an altercation on November 1, 1960. After pleading guilty to this offense, relator was sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years. His minimum sentence expires on November 3, 1970.
Relator asserted two grounds on which he sought a writ of habeas cor*88pus. He claimed first that the confession given by him to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Louis McCloud v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- United States of America Ex Rel. John L. Collins, E-1873 v. James F. Maroney, SuptCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- United States ex rel. Wakeley v. RussellDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
3Cited by1 opinion
- Welborn v. CoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1971