Legal Opinion
Frank M. Gaito, C-7482 v. Joseph R. Brierley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 21, 1973No. 72-1977PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
Frank Gaito appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denying, after an evidentiary hearing, his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gaito’s sole contention is that two required appearances before a jury in his prison clothes deprived him of his fourteenth amendment right to due process of law.
Gaito was convicted in 1959 in the criminal courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on charges of burglary, assault with intent to kill, and a violation of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Juan D. Hernandez v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Charles Wallace Brooks v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Eaddy v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1946
- Donald A. Bentley, Jr. v. Roger W. Crist, Warden of Montana State Prison, and the State of MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- People v. ShawMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Lamont S. Carter, United States of America v. Jerome R. Patterson, United States of America v. Jerome R. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- People v. TaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- People v. KentCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
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