Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Alvin R. Drew v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 24, 1964No. 14400PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Alfred W. Drew from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 1 The following pertinent facts and circumstances are gleaned from a stipulation 2 filed in the District Court by counsel for Drew and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
On January 29, 1958, Drew was arrested in Philadelphia for the illegal possession and sale of narcotics on September 5, 1957. He was indicted therefor on February 11,1958, in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
On February 15, 1958,…
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3Cited by92 opinions
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