Legal Opinion
Tully v. Scheu
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 1980No. 80-1691PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
The state of New Jersey appeals from an order of the district court granting John Patrick Tully’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and releasing him from state custody-
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On January 7, 1975, Tully plead guilty to various criminal charges, including five murders, conspiracy and armed robbery, before the Honorable W. Thomas McGann, then a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Judge McGann was informed that Tully had entered into a plea agreement with the state that provided for a maximum sentence of twenty years to run concurrently with any federal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. MatlackSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1967
- United States of America Ex Rel. William J. Johnson, E4204 v. Angelo C. CavellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- State v. TullyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- John Patrick Tully v. Edward Scheu, United States Marshal for the District of New Jersey, and William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Wayne Paul Burkett v. Richard Cunningham, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- United States v. DavisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- Wayne Paul Burkett v. Richard Cunningham, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Tully v. ScheuCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Tobias AshleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986