Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. William E. Baity E-1152 v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 29, 1970No. 18979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Before us is an appeal from the district court’s denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Represented by counsel, the appellant in 1949 entered a guilty plea to a general charge of murder before a panel of three judges which made a finding of first degree murder and imposed a life sentence. He took no direct appeal from the finding and the sentence.
Seventeen years later, contending that his guilty plea had been unlawfully induced by a coerced confession, appellant filed a petition under the Pennsylvania Post Conviction Hearing Act. Testimony from both appellant and his trial…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Albert B. Crosby v. Joseph R. Brierley, Superintendent, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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4Cited by4 opinions
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- Herbert F. Smith, Jr. v. Howard Yeager, Warden, New Jersey State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972