Legal Opinion
Rock v. Zimmerman
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 22, 1990No. Civ. 88-2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CONABOY, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is Gary Lee Rock’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed through his counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition requests that we set aside Rock’s 1985 Pennsylvania state court convictions on two counts of first degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault because of alleged constitutional infirmities in the jury charge on the elements of intent and diminished capacity and because Rock believes that he was improperly denied a change of venue or venire. The petition also alleges that…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gary Lee Rock v. Leroy S. Zimmerman John F. Nelson, District Attorney of Franklin CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Com. v. Rock, G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Gary Lee Rock v. Leroy S. Zimmerman John F. Nelson, District Attorney of Franklin CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992