Legal Opinion
Richard Jefferson Beaty v. Ernest Patton, and the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 15, 1983No. 82-1348PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Richard Jefferson Beaty, the petitioner, was indicted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for simple and aggravated assault, indecent assault, robbery, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and possession of a weapon with intent to employ it criminally. 1 All of these charges arose from a brutal attack on a woman in the parking lot of the apartment complex where Beaty worked. A jury trial conducted by the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County commenced on March 4, 1975, and Beaty was found guilty on all charges. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Joseph Zicarelli v. Albert D. Gray, Jr., Superintendent, New Jersey State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Rene Santana v. Peter Fenton, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison and the Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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4Cited by32 opinions
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- Robert E. Wenger, Jr. v. Frederick K. Frank Attorney General of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Steven Schandelmeier v. Warden Richard Cunningham. Appeal of Steve SchandelmeierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- William Caswell v. Joseph Ryan (Superintendent) Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Shepard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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