Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Senk v. Brierley
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 24, 1974No. 1351PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, District Judge.
Petitioner Frank Earl Senk was convicted by a jury in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, of murder in the first degree on April 5, 1962. Since that time, petitioner has availed himself of both the appellate and collateral remedies afforded him in the state and federal judicial systems 1 in order to seek a reversal of his conviction on the grounds, inter alia, that his confession should not have been introduced into evidence since it was tainted by an illegal arrest, and/or, since it was involuntary.
A full evidentiary hearing was held before this Court on…
2Cases cited66 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
61 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Townsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- United States v. Domingo Salinas-CalderonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- DiPasquale v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.