Legal Opinion
Yount v. Patton
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-234PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZIEGLER, District Judge.
Presently before the court is the petition of Jon E. Yount for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his state court conviction of first degree murder is constitutionally infirm. We hold that Yount has failed to establish a violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and therefore relief will be denied.
I. History of Case
Petitioner was indicted for the crimes of murder and rape at No. 2 May Sessions 1966 in the Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. On October 7, 1966, he was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by10 opinions
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