Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Urbano v. Yeager
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 26, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 1051-70PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*775OPINION AND ORDER
KITCHEN, District Judge:
After conviction on a homicide charge in 1960, relator was sentenced to life imprisonment in the New Jersey State Prison. His petition for writ of habeas corpus does not attack that sentence, which he is presently serving. Rather, he contends that: (1) The circumstances surrounding his plea of guilty to a burglary charge in Maricopa County, Arizona, on December 13, 1948, render that plea constitutionally deficient; and (2) The 1948 conviction now prejudices his eligibility and consideration for parole. This Court agrees.
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3Cited by5 opinions
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