Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Marelia v. Burke
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 1951No. Misc. Docket No. M-1457PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARY, District Judge.
The relator, Joseph Marelia, was tried and found guilty in the Quarter Sessions Court of Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 22, 1946, on bill of indictment No. 568 charging attempted burglary and on bill of indictment No. 569 charging possession of burglary tools. He was sentenced immediately after trial and the bill of indictment indicates that the original sentence was 5 to 10 years on bill No. 568, later reduced to 3% to 7 years; no sentence being imposed on bill No. 569. No appeal was taken from this sentence but a writ of habeas corpus was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Howard v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Marelia v. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Sockwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Sockwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- United States Ex Rel. Marelia v. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952