Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Helwig v. Cavell
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 2, 1959No. Civ. 17415PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSH, District Judge.
In his petition and supplemental petition for writ of habeas corpus, relator, a convicted state prisoner, averred that evidence favorable to him had been suppressed by the prosecution; and that he was convicted of a charge of burglary and larceny on false and fraudulent evidence and perjured testimony given by his former wife and certain witnesses for the prosecution. 1 **He averred that this spurious testimony was an instrument of a conspiracy, in which the prosecuting officer, Joseph Antolik, Chief of Police of Girard, Pennsylvania, was a participant, to convict the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Pyle v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States of America Ex Rel. Cleveland Thompson v. Charles L. Dye, Warden, Allegheny County JailCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus for Walter J. Sawyer. Walter J. Sawyer v. Max A. Barczak, Sheriff of Milwaukee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- United States v. SpadaforaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Moss v. ITT Continental Baking Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1979
- United States of America Ex Rel. Roy Helwig v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, Western State Penitentiary, Pittsburgh 33, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- United States ex rel. Griffin v. McMannDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1970
- Dortly v. BaileyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1977
- Hudson v. Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1981
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