Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Smith v. DiBella
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 5, 1970No. Civ. 13862PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner claims to be in custody in violation of the Constitution by reason of a denial of his right to an appeal from a criminal conviction. He seeks release from custody unless within a reasonable time he is granted an appeal by the state courts. His asserted grounds for relief are (1) a violation of his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, and (2) deprivation of his fourteenth amendment right to due process.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Venson Woodall v. W. S. Neil, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Shapiro v. FerrandinaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Jhirad v. FerrandinaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Stepney v. LopesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1984
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