Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Arthur Jackson v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 16, 1967No. 16051PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FORMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Arthur Jackson from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, denying, after an evidentiary hearing, the appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
The appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated robbery on July 25, 1962, and was sentenced by the Court of Oyer and Terminer in Philadelphia to a term of ten to twenty years. At the time of sentencing, the judge had before him an “Extract of Criminal Record” prepared by the Police Department of Philadelphia which listed not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Holmes' AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- United States of America Ex Rel. Carl G. Gerchman v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- United States ex rel. Welch v. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- State v. KunzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Thurmond v. MancusiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
- United States v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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