Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Gockley v. Myers
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 10, 1970No. Misc. No. 2790PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Edwin W. Gockley is serving a 10-20 year sentence imposed by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Berks County (No. 167, March Sessions, 1961) after conviction for the murder in the second degree of one Clement J. Smith. In this petition for writ of habeas corpus, Gockley charges that his constitutional rights were violated in that confessions used at his trial were involuntary and were the fruit of an illegal arrest. Hearings were held in this court on August 14, 1967, December 29, 1969 and March 2, 1970.1 The nature of the claims presented requires an extensive…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DonnellySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- United States of America Ex Rel. Edwin Gockley v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Martel v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
- United States ex rel. Saunders v. ZieglerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Martel v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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