Legal Opinion
Landano v. Rafferty
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 27, 1989No. Civ. A. Nos. 85-4777, 89-2454PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAROKIN, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
We live in a Nation in which liberty is cherished second only to life itself. Society commits no greater wrong than to convict and confine (or execute) one who may be innocent of the crimes with which he or she has been charged. No greater responsibility is reposed in the federal judiciary than the review of convictions based upon alleged constitutional violations.
The writ of habeas corpus has served for centuries as the emancipator of those who have been wrongly accused or unfairly prosecuted in violation of the Constitution.
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2Cases cited73 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Landano v. RaffertyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Landano v. RaffertyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Frank J. Guinan v. Paul K. Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- State v. LandanoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
- Landano v. U.S. Dept. of JusticeDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
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