UNITED STATES v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

No. 13333.

286 F.2d 245 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Edward GIST, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA, William J. Banmiller, Warden, et al.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Gist, pro se.

Charles L. Durham, Arlen Specter, Paul M. Chalfin, Victor H. Blanc, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN and FORMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the dismissal by the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. That court dismissed the appellant's petition for habeas corpus. The basis of the application is that the appellant, accused of the crimes of murder, robbery and burglary, was committed to jail for an unreasonable time before he was brought to trial. He was later tried, convicted of first degree murder following which he was sentenced to life imprisonment...

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