Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Reid v. Brierley
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 68-1458PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*295MEMORANDUM ORDER
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding presented to the Court through the United States mail by an inmate of a state penal institution convicted under an indictment which charged him with homicide. It is not set forth specifically in the petition the degree of guilt for which he was convicted, but in view of the sentence imposed it can be concluded the degree was voluntary manslaughter.
Consistent with the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. Section 2071 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 83, this Court has adopted Local Rules of Court which set forth the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States of America Ex Rel. Pearly Wilson v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968