Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Dixon v. Cavell
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 10, 1968No. Misc. 3559PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, District Judge.
The relator has filed a Petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his conviction in 1965 pursuant to a trial by jury, was illegal. The Court imposed a sentence of 6 to 12 years imprisonment, on the charge of rape, and associated offenses. 1 On appeal, the judgments of sentence were affirmed, Commonwealth v. Dixon, 208 Pa.Super. 736, 221 A.2d 865 (1966). Allocatur was refused by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The allegations of error will be individually discussed in the following sections.
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. Allen John Bamberger, in No. 71-1114 Appeal of Donald Eric Crapps. Appeal of Roger Elam. Appeal of Randall Phillip YoungCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- United States of America Ex Rel. David Green H-5527 v. Alfred T. Rundle, Supt.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976