Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Parker v. Rundle
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1966No. Misc. No. 3325PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus case in which a state prisoner seeks to challenge the introduction of his prior criminal record and a confession allegedly uncounseled and coerced, both of which were used against him at his trial. The Pennsylvania courts have rejected these contentions on their merits, and federal scrutiny is now appropriate.
The relator in this habeas corpus case was accused of killing his common law wife and he pleaded guilty to murder generally on October 19, 1959. At the time of the plea and hearing thereon, he was represented by counsel.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Commonwealth v. IacobinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- United States of America Ex Rel. Russell P. Budd v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Budd v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Schaedel v. FolletteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- United States ex rel. Stamm v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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