Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Grays v. Alfred T. Rundle, Supt
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 17, 1970No. 17698_1PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges a District Court order and opinion,1 denying relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See United States ex rel. Grays v. Rundle, 293 F.Supp. 643 (E.D.Pa.1968). Relator, with counsel present, had entered a plea of guilty to murder generally in the Philadelphia state criminal court on January 26, 1954.2 After entry of the plea, a hearing was held to determine the applicable degree of murder. The court found relator guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment. On appeal, relator’s counsel…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RoundtreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- United States v. Horace Edward HollisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Commonwealth v. McBrideSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- F. Thomas Freeman v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
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