Legal Opinion
Ralph Rosania v. The State of New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 20, 1962No. 13694PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Rosania appeals denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that his murder conviction involved a violation of due process of law. He says that the same reasons we gave in ordering that a writ issue in United States ex rel. DeVita v. McCorkle, 248 F.2d 1 (C.A. 3), cert. denied, 355 U.S. 873, 78 S.Ct. 121, 2 L.Ed.2d 77 (1957), obtain and are controlling here.
A brief statement of the facts that led up to our decision in the DeVita case will help focus on what Rosania contends and what we must decide. In a joint jury trial in a New Jersey state court, Rosania, DeVita and Grillo…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Silvio De Vita v. Lloyd W. McCorkle Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at Trenton, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Argonaut Navigation Co. v. KotsifakisSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States of America Ex Rel. James Morris Fletcher v. Angelo C. Cavell, Warden, Western State Penitentiary, Pittsburgh 33, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- State v. RosaniaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- In re RosaniaDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1961
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. FioravantiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Taylor v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974