Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. Brierley
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1971No. Civ. A. 71-501PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
Petitioner was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in a state trial by a judge without a jury and sentenced to serve from four to 12 years in a correctional institution. Thereafter, he petitioned under Pennsylvania’s Post Conviction Hearing Act for leave to file motions for a new trial or in arrest of judgment nunc pro tunc. Leave was granted, but after argument, the motions were refused by the trial court. This decision was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Having exhausted his state remedies, petitioner then obtained a writ of habeas…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Commonwealth v. NovakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth v. MeltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Commonwealth v. HellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cummins v. PriceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. John Digilio, in No. 75-2218. Appeal of Harry Lupo, in No. 75-2219. Appeal of Peter Szwandrak, in No. 75-2220Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Commonwealth v. Petty, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Blair County1981
- Monsanto v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2007
- United States v. John Digilio, in No. 75-2218. Appeal of Harry Lupo, in No. 75-2219. Appeal of Peter Szwandrak, in No. 75-2220Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976