Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Stamm v. Rundle
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 25, 1967No. Misc. No. 3548PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
This petition for writ of habeas corpus •charges that relator’s confinement under sentence of life imprisonment for murder is in violation of his constitutional rights. Four grounds were asserted as the basis for grant of the writ. A hearing was held and evidence received on only one of the grounds, no hearing being deemed necessary as to the other three.
1. The indictments were defective.
This ground was not inquired into since federal habeas corpus is not -appropriate to test the sufficiency of a state indictment. Knewel v. Egan, 268 U.S. 442, 45 S.Ct. 522, 69…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States ex rel. Gockley v. MyersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- Weston v. State Ex Rel. EymanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
- Robert Virgil Yarnal, C-7764 v. Joseph R. BrierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- United States ex rel. Black v. RussellDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
- Carter v. EymanDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1968
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