Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Carl Melton v. Edward J. Hendrick, Superintendent, Philadelphia Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 3, 1964No. 14439PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the Order of the District Court denying Carl Melton’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus which was premised on his contention that he had been subjected to double jeopardy and cruel and inhumane punishment by the Pennsylvania courts in violation of federal constitutional guarantees.
In April, 1959 Melton pleaded guilty and then changed his plea to “Not Guilty” in the robbery slaying of Rose Schloss. A jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the penalty at death. The court en banc granted Melton’s motion for a new trial on the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Forman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Joe Segura v. Wayne K. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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- Jimmy J. St. Pierre v. Raymond J. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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