Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Kent v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, Pa
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 23, 1970No. 18079_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The relator-appellant Kent was tried by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by a jury and was convicted of aggravated robbery and rape. He was sentenced on January 17, 1962. He took no appeal but filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. His petition was denied without a hearing. The judgment of the Court of Common Pleas was affirmed by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth ex rel. Kent v. Maroney, 206 Pa.Super. 734, 213 A.2d 408 (1965). Kent did not appeal to the Supreme Court of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Mathis v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Commonwealth v. DuffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Hilton Benn, Jr., United States of America v. James W. HuntCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States of America Ex Rel. Ronald James Dessus v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- State v. AndersonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1971
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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