Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Washington v. Cavell
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 7, 1966No. 725PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLLMER, District Judge.
William Washington, a prisoner at the State Correctional Institution at Rock-view, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, filed this Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, in forma pauperis, in this Court. He makes the following allegations: (1) That he was “denied benefit of counsel during interrogation and preliminary hearing”; (2) that there were “inadequately established grounds for unlawful use of narcotics” at his trial; and (3) that charge of burglary was “inadequately established” at his trial.
*780Washington was convicted and sentenced on August 6, 1964 for larceny, conspiracy,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States of America Ex Rel. Alvin R. Drew v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Petition of William G. Thompson for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. William G. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Albert Raymond v. Alfred Rundle, Warden, Eastern State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- United States of America Ex Rel. Earl Richard Saunders v. David N. Myers, Warden, Eastern State Penitentiary, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hamilton v. State of North CarolinaDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1966
- State v. PatrickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Ellis v. StateDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
- United States ex rel. Starner v. RussellDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Hodge v. FieldDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1968
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