Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Crowson v. Brierley
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1968No. Misc. No. 3406PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1176OPINION AND ORDER
BODY, District Judge.
I
Relator petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus based upon his claims that his confession to complicity in murder was obtained illegally and that therefore his plea of guilty was induced illegally. Having carefully considered relator’s claims, the briefs of counsel, and evidence adduced at the original trial and two full hearings on this petition, this Court believes the claims have not been proven by the relator and that it must therefore deny the relief requested.
Relator has been confined in a state institution under a life sentence imposed on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gallegos v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States ex rel. Allison v. New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. Edwin Walker v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Lee Allison v. State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. James Crowson, E-7636 v. Joseph R. Brierley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Commonwealth v. CrowsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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