Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. David Green H-5527 v. Alfred T. Rundle, Supt.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 29, 1971No. 18112PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from a district court order, 303 F.Supp. 972, granting a writ of habeas corpus unless the petitioner is afforded a new trial. 1 The petitioner was tried in the state court before a jury on April 21, 1966, on two separate indictments charging rape (July Sessions, 1965, No. 1368) and unlawfully resisting arrest (September Sessions, 1965, No. 428). The jury adjudged him guilty on both counts and he received a sentence of four to ten years for rape and a suspended sentence on the charge of resisting arrest. After…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brookhart v. JanisSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr., (Decoster Iii)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Commonwealth v. McGroganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. McGroganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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