Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. John L. Collins, E-1873 v. James F. Maroney, Supt
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 23, 1967No. 16118PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The relator, Collins, pleaded guilty to a general charge of murder and was sentenced in 1950 by a Three-Judge Court to life imprisonment in Philadelphia County. 18 P.S. § 4701; Rules of Court of Oyer and Terminer of the County of Philadelphia, Rule 43. He has exhausted his state remedies. He filed two petitions for habeas corpus to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, one petition to the March Term, the other to the June Term, 1965. Both petitions were dismissed without hearing. Collins appealed the last dismissal to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the…
3Cases cited8 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Commonwealth v. DorazioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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4Cited by19 opinions
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