Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Ralph Madison H-5666 v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent Scig
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 27, 1970No. 17892_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The relator herein, Ralph Madison, while represented by counsel, entered a plea of guilty generally in a Pennsylvania murder case. The trial court found, after the taking of full and complete testimony, that the relator was guilty of murder in the second degree. An appeal from the judgment of this sentence was never taken.
Less than a year later, the appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, alleging that his plea of guilty resulted from coercion which was, in turn, induced by fear of the death penalty. It was…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. ClaudySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Commonwealth v. MinnickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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4Cited by13 opinions
- In the Matter of Arbitration Between Edward L. Bealmer and Pat Brown v. Texaco, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Lloyd Grover Black, H-1955 v. H. E. Russell, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States Ex Rel. Moore v. RussellDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- United States of America Ex Rel. Sherman Walters H-2301 v. A. T. Rundle, Supt., Graterford Corr. InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States ex rel. Dickens v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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