Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Wojtycha v. Hopkins
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 29, 1975No. 74-1807PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
This is a habeas corpus case having its origin in a state conflict of interest charge against a municipal official. The dismissal of an ensuing appeal by the United States Supreme Court, in the district court’s view, was dispositive of an attack on the constitutionality of the rel*422evant state statute. While granting that a probationary sentence was sufficient to establish federal jurisdiction, the court rejected other bases for relief. We agree and affirm.
Petitioner was convicted by the New Jersey state courts of violating a statute prohibiting an…
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