Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Speaks v. Brierley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 29, 1969No. 17676PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this habeas corpus case arises from a difference between the *598district court and the Pennsylvania courts in the construction of the language of a criminal sentence and the method of determining it.
The issue requires a statement of the facts.
I
Petitioner was found guilty on November 25, 1958, in a Philadelphia criminal court on 50 bills of indictment,1 charging, variously, rape, assault and battery with intent to ravish, aggravated assault and battery, burglary, sodomy, mayhem, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and unlawful impersonation…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gianni v. Russell Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Hill v. United States Ex Rel. WamplerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Pennsylvania v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Leroy Brown v. Julius T. Cuyler, Supt., at S.C.I.G.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Commonwealth v. QuinlanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- United States v. John Jacob Welty, James Hughey, Calvin Frederick RobichawCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Commonwealth v. VanderlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. FosterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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