Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Cuevas v. Rundle
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 19, 1966No. Misc. M-3039PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
OPINION
The relator, Jose Angel Cuevas, has brought this petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus alleging violation of rights guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S. C. § 2254. For reasons which follow it is my conclusion that the writ must be granted.
The relator contends that he is entitled to the writ because the police obtained from him a statement by deception and without first informing him of his rights to remain silent and to have the assistance of counsel. This statement was introduced…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. SpencerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- People v. SpencerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. GarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. BaitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Fitzgerald LovellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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