Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Wakeley v. Russell
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 25, 1970No. Misc. No. 69-284PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN W. LORD, Jr., Chief Judge.
Relator, John R. Wakeley, filed the present petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from a 1963 conviction for second degree murder arising from the stabbing death of Mrs. Lillian Hines during an altercation on November 1, 1960. After pleading guilty to this offense, relator was sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years. His minimum sentence expires on November 3, 1970.
Relator took no direct appeal at the time of his conviction. However, on January 14, 1965, relator instituted a state action in habeas corpus which was dismissed by the…
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