Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. James Willie Cleveland 28598 v. Warden, New Jersey State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 11, 1976No. 75-2004PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus, the primary issue is whether a state court, in failing to provide petitioner, James Willie Cleveland, with a free transcript of his trial in effect aborted his opportunity for appeal and thus violated his equal protection rights.1
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Cleveland was convicted of first degree murder in the Passaic County (N.J.) Court in 1951, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Previously, he had been convicted of the same crime and condemned to death. But the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed that judgment and ordered…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rhodes v. LeveretteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. John Brett AllenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Oliver v. ZimmermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Simmons v. BeyerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
- United States ex rel. Williams v. DelawareDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1976
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