Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Frank E. Darrah v. Joseph R. Brierley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 29, 1969No. 17702PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GERALD McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the order of the District Court denying appellant Dar-rah’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The latter was based on Darrah’s contention that his pleas of guilty were induced by a coerced confession, that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel both at trial and at sentencing and, that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Appellant pleaded guilty on January 22, 1945 in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County to charges stemming from various separate incidents involving…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. ClaudySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States of America Ex Rel. Albert B. Crosby v. Joseph R. Brierley, Superintendent, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Claude Francis Roddy, Jr. v. Harold E. Black, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- United States ex rel. Hughes v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States ex rel. Sullivan v. CuylerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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