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United States Ex Rel. Dessus v. Commonwealth of Pa.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 29, 1970No. Misc. 69-609PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

Ronald James Dessus, a state prisoner, has filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus contending that his conviction on various charges of robbery, burglary, assault and battery and rape (Indictment Nos. 283-289, 292, 293, January Sessions 1967, Court of Quarter Sessions, County of Philadelphia) 1 were obtained in violation of his constitutional rights.

Dessus alleges that he was deprived of rights guaranteed by the federal constitution in that: (1) the search and seizure of certain items of evidence at the time of his arrest violated his rights under the…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. VandivnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Ronald James Dessus v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. SergeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Reed v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978

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