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United States Ex Rel. Petillo v. State of NJ

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided September 18, 1975No. Civ. A. 1252-73, 1808-73PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STERN, District Judge.

Petitioners seek writs of habeas corpus pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Petillo commenced Civil Action No. 1252-73 on August 28, 1973. Petitioner Albanese began Civil Action No. 1808-73 on December 14, 1973. The two actions were consolidated by order of the Court on November 22, 1974, on consent of all parties, on the basis of the applicability to both of the common question of law known in this State as the “Petillo Rule.” Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a).

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Essex County Grand Jury charged Petitioner…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. People v. CookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. HowerySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
  4. United States of America Ex Rel. Frank Petillo v. State of New Jersey, and Albert D. Gray, Etc. Angelo Albanese v. Howard Yeager and John Cyran, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977

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