Legal Opinion
Fred Goins, C-9176 v. Joseph R. Brierley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 19, 1972No. 71-1981PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In this habeas corpus petition relator Fred Goins has alleged that his convic tions in 1947 for nine separate charges of burglary and receiving stolen goods were invalid since they were based on an involuntary confession.
When relator first filed his petition in the federal District Court it was dismissed as moot since relator was no longer imprisoned on the 1947 sentences but was held in connection with subsequent unrelated convictions. On appeal, by order dated October 8, 1970, we vacated the District Court’s order and remanded the ease for reconsideration in the light of…
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