Legal Opinion
King v. Zimmerman
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 10, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-5160PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
The court granted petitioner leave to proceed in forma pauperis on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254 on September 5, 1985. The court granted petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel on February 13, 1986, and final argument on the merits of the petition was held March 7, 1986. The court grants petitioner’s writ of habeas corpus for the reasons which follow.
Petitioner claims that he is being held without bail pending direct appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania of his convictions for theft and…
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