Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Ametrane v. Gable
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1967No. Misc. 3340PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BODY, District Judge.
Relator Ametrane was tried and convicted by the state trial court of setting up a gambling establishment and of bookmaking. He was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and to serve three months’ imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed by both the Superior and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania. 1 On August 5, 1966, he began to serve his sentence. On August 11, 1966, he was released on bail by order of this Court pending disposition of his habeas corpus petition.
On October 4, 1966, a hearing was held. The evidence presented consisted solely of the record, which contained the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Keiningham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- United States of America Ex Rel. Richard J. Manduchi v. Jack Tracy, Warden, Lancaster County PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Commonwealth v. AmetraneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DeMichelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. NewmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Griffin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Commonwealth v. EliffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. ReganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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