Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Cooper v. Zelker
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 17, 1972No. 71 Civ. 3305PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Petitioner, indicted for murder in the first degree and robbery in the first degree, entered a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree in satisfaction of both charges. The plea was accepted only after the court had questioned petitioner and was satisfied that it was voluntarily and understandingly entered, and that in fact he was engaged in the commission of a felony when the alleged homicide was committed. On October 21, 1958, he was sentenced to a term of twenty years to life. Upon the entry of his plea and at sentencing, petitioner was represented by…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Larry David Hayden v. John R. Zelker, Warden of Green Haven State Correctional Facility, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Black v. CoombeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Cammack v. New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978