Legal Opinion
Petition of William G. Thompson for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. William G. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 10, 1962No. 13689_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GANEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant, William G. Thompson, contends that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial under the Federal Constitution because he was unduly prejudiced by (1) the introduction of incorrect anatomical measurements by the State at his trial, and (2) the instructions of the trial court concerning aiding and abetting.
Thompson is being confined by the State of New Jersey as a result of his having been convicted of causing a miscarriage by instrument resulting in the death of the victim in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Alcorta v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States Ex Rel. Almeida v. BaldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Howard Montgomery v. Joseph R. Brierley, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- James Gregory Jones v. Superintendent of Rahway State Prison and the Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Samuel H. Sheppard v. E. L. Maxwell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- Bauers v. YeagerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1966
- United States Ex Rel. Kloiber v. MyersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
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