Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Clarence Coleman v. Hon. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden of Attica State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 4, 1970No. 33002_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered on September 27, 1967, by Judge Burke, denying, without a hearing, Coleman’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
Indicted on a charge of first degree murder for the death of his estranged wife on August 16, 1964, Coleman went to trial before a jury in December of that year, offering a defense that the gun went off accidentally during a struggle. The jury found petitioner guilty of the lesser included offense of first degree manslaughter, and he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from ten to twenty…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. McLucasNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States ex rel. Stanbridge v. ZelkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Phillip Dale Van ScoyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Robinson v. SmithDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1978
- United States of America Ex Rel. William R. Liss v. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden, Attica State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States Ex Rel. James L. Wright v. J. E. Lavallee, Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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