Legal Opinion
Rock v. Zimmerman
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 25, 1984No. Civ. 81-1167PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CONABOY, District Judge.
1. INTRODUCTION
This action is grounded upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). Gary Lee Rock is currently incarcerated on the basis of Pennsylvania state court convictions for first-degree murder and attempted murder. When we last addressed Rock’s petition, 1 it was to explain our conclusions that four of the five major bases upon which Rock relied would not support a grant of habeas relief. 2 Regarding the fifth and final claim, that the public defenders assigned to Rock’s case rendered ineffective assistance of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gary Lee Rock v. Leroy S. Zimmerman John F. Nelson, District Attorney of Franklin CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Bennie MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Box v. PetsockDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Rock v. ZimmermanDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Com. v. Rock, G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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