Legal Opinion
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Prater v. Myers
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 15, 1964No. Misc. No. 2635PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, District Judge.
In this case, which the court will treat as being before it on petition for habeas corpus, relator was, with aid of counsel, tried and found guilty in 1955 in the Quarter Sessions Court of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, of the crimes of burglary, rape and sodomy.
Three contentions are raised:(1) Relator’s rights were violated pri- or to trial by the Lower Merion Police Force by illegal search and seizure.(2) The trial court committed error in permitting evidence of prior, unrelated crimes; “See Notes of Trial Testimony pages 144, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157 all on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Anthony Scoleri v. William J. Banmiller, Warden, Eastern State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. Earl Richard Saunders v. David N. Myers, Warden, Eastern State Penitentiary, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- United States ex rel. Robinson v. MyersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
- Charles Donald Murphy v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Wheeler v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1968
- Holliday v. AdamsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1970