Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Shaffer v. Cavell
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 1967No. Civ. 67-1341PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MARSH, District Judge.
The relator, Joseph Lee Shaffer, Jr., alleges that he pleaded guilty to three charges of larceny and is serving the sentences pronounced by the criminal court of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
He has applied to this federal court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that he is being held in custody unlawfully on the grounds that (1) his court-appointed counsel was incompetent in that the only time the petitioner was interviewed by him was on the day of the hearing; (2) a plea of guilty was illegally induced because counsel was not present and petitioner…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States ex rel. Maisenhelder v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- United States of America Ex Rel. Alfred J. Ackerman v. Frank C. Johnston, Warden, Western State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Carl Goodwin v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- United States ex rel. Ackerman v. JohnstonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Budd v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Almeida v. JeffesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983