Legal Opinion
Petition of Joseph Ernst for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 31, 1961No. 13562PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
A jury in the County Court of Camden County, New Jersey, has convicted the petitioner, Joseph Ernst, of murder in the first degree, without recommendation of life imprisonment. Under such a verdict New Jersey law makes a death sentence mandatory, and the petitioner has been so sentenced. The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the conviction and sentence. State v. Ernst, 1960, 32 N.J. 567, 161 A.2d 511. The Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari. 1961, 364 U.S. 943, 81 S.Ct. 464, 5 L.Ed.2d 374. Ernst then filed this habeas corpus petition in the District…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Andres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Diggs v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Winston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by75 opinions
- State v. ThomasWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- In Re AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ex Rel. George W. Craig v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- United States of America Ex Rel. Alvin R. Drew v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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