Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Hankins v. Wicker
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 13, 1984No. Civ. A. 84-70 EriePublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEBER, District Judge.
The petitioner, Harold Lee Hankins, a state prisoner, has filed a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, accompanied by a request to proceed in for-ma pauperis. We shall grant the request, order the petition filed without charge to the petitioner, and order that the respondent file an answer to the petition.
Hankins was convicted in the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Criminal Division, on charges of robbery and theft on May 19, 1981, following a one day trial. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment, the most severe of…
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