Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Harper v. Rundle
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1967No. Misc. No. 3704PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
The relator, presently incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution, Graterford, Pa., seeks, by a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, to test the legality of his restraint by the state authorities.
In his petition, the relator asserts that on February 27, 1967, he filed a petition under the Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Hearing Act, 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq. (1966), in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County. The relator further asserts that as of October 24, 1967, his petition had not been disposed of, nor had he been given any…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ralls v. MansonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
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- United States ex rel. Johnson v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- United States ex rel. Shelton v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- United States ex rel. Coates v. JohnstonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
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