Legal Opinion
Charles Diggs v. David Owens, Superintendent and John Daughn, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 6, 1987No. 86-5855PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
Charles Diggs appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that: (1) he was improperly tried for first degree murder and kidnapping in the Court of Common Pleas for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in violation of Articles IV(c) and IV(e) of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IADA); (2) certain rulings of the trial judge in the criminal action denied him due process and equal protection of the law, and infringed his right to compulsory process; and (3) his attorneys, at trial and on appeal,…
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3Cited by82 opinions
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