Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Bellmon v. Cavell
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 26, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 70-3527Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MASTERSON, District Judge.
Relator has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus attacking his 1969 conviction for larceny of auto, aggravated assault and battery, and fornication. He is now serving the first of two consecutive one and one-half to three year sentences.
In the instant petition, relator raises the same issues which were the basis of his direct appeal in the state courts:(a) there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction for aggravated assault and battery;(b) the jury disobeyed the instructions of the trial judge and returned a verdict of aggravated…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- United States of America Ex Rel. Max Feinberg, H-7586 v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at GraterfordCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971