Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Harry Craig v. David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 2, 1964No. 14646PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This is a federal habeas corpus proceeding in which Harry Craig, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, has claimed that his conviction and sentence for robbery should be invalidated as violative of due process of law because the state refused to provide him with the assistance of counsel. After hearing, the district court granted the writ and ordered Craig’s release from custody. The state has appealed.
The allegedly unconstitutional criminal procedure occurred in 1931. At that time Craig was arraigned upon an indictment charging in different counts two separate robberies. It is…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by49 opinions
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