Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. George C. Riley, 44439 v. State of New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 3, 1970No. 18297_1Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for habeas corpus, which alleged that the procedure by which the grand jury returned a series of indictments against George C. Riley was improper under New Jersey law, and that Riley’s pleas of guilty to those indictments were involuntary.
In 1965 the Monmouth County, New Jersey, grand jury returned five indictments against Riley. At arraignment, Riley pleaded “not guilty” to all the charges against him, but later changed his plea to “guilty” regarding two of the five indictments. The first indictment charged Riley with rape,…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. RileyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
- State v. RileyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- State v. RileySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969