Legal Opinion
Scatena v. Brierley
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-627PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOURLEY, Senior District Judge.
This is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by counsel on behalf of a *408State prisoner. An evidentiary hearing has been conducted, and the Court renders its Opinion upon a complete review of both the entire records of the State proceedings and the record filed and briefs and proposed findings submitted in this federal proceeding. Relief is denied.
Petitioner was indicted for murder at No. 13 O & T January Sessions in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Upon trial by jury, he was convicted of murder in the first degree and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States ex rel. Allison v. New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. Ernest J. Bolognese E-9803 v. Joseph R. Brierley, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Mansfield v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Vallecillo v. DavidDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1973
- Mansfield v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981