Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Andrew Perry, Petitioner-Respondent v. William F. Mulligan, Chief Probation Officer for Essex County, New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 5, 1976No. 75-2332PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Protesting that the prosecutor’s remarks in summation were improper and that a purported apology merely added insult to constitutional injury, the petitioner convinced the district court to grant a writ of habeas corpus. After a review of the record, we conclude that the state courts which affirmed petitioner’s conviction for attempted extortion properly applied appropriate constitutional standards. Accordingly, we vacate the order of the district court.
Petitioner Perry, a police officer in Newark, New Jersey, arrested one Willie Lee Jones for…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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