Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. William Van Scoten v. Commonwealth of Pa
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 19, 1968No. 16999PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, William Van Scoten, now serving a prison sentence in the New Jersey State Prison at Trenton, New Jersey, imposed by a New Jersey state court, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, challenging the validity of a sentence imposed upon him by a Pennsylvania state court, the service of which is to commence upon completion of his New Jersey imprisonment.
The District Court, in a Memorandum Order dated August 30, 1967, denied Van Seoten’s petition on the ground that under McNally v. Hill, 293…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Stevens v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by40 opinions
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