Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Pope v. Parker
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1966No. 807Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FOLLMER, District Judge.
James T. Pope, a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, has submitted, in forma pauperis, a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was sentenced by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. His petition alleges that certain errors occurred prior to sentencing.
However, on page 4 of his petition, Pope first states that he has filed no motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, but then states that he has filed three (3) habeas corpus petitions in the Eastern District, (Mise. Nos. 3141, 3215 and 3265)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cleveland Roy Williams v. United States of America, Donald L. Davis v. United States of America, Christy Zoumah v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- D. L. Birchfield v. United States of America, and David M. Heritage, Warden, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Albert Francis Frazier v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963