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United States ex rel. Phelan v. Brierley

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 31, 1970No. Misc. No. 4108PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

In this petition for writ of habeas corpus, Frank Phelan, a state prisoner, attacks his convictions for first degree murder and conspiracy to murder on Indictment Nos. 468-71, August Sessions, 1964, Court of Quarter Sessions, County of Philadelphia.

Briefly summarized, the facts are as follows:

On July 26, 1964, Phelan was arrested on charges of murder and conspiracy to murder in the shooting deaths of Judith Lopinson and Joseph Malito in Dante’s Restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A day or so after his arrest Phelan gave a statement to the police setting…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States of America Ex Rel. Ronald James Dessus v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  2. United States Ex Rel. Dessus v. Commonwealth of Pa.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. United States v. TesfaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Johnson v. WyrickDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1974
  5. United States of America Ex Rel. Frank Phelan v. Joseph R. Brierley, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971

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