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UNITED STATES v. MYERS

Nos. 15376, 15377.

384 F.2d 737 (1967)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. George Lee RIVERS, Appellant, v. David N. MYERS, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pennsylvania. UNITED STATES of America ex rel. George Lee RIVERS v. David N. MYERS, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pennsylvania, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Shapiro, Herman I. Pollock, Defender Assn. of Phila., Philadelphia, Pa. (Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender Assn. of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief) for George Lee Rivers.

Joseph M. Smith, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Litigation Div., Philadelphia, Pa., (Gillian R. Gilhool, Asst. Dist. Atty., Alan J. Davis, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Division, Arlen Specter, Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa. on the brief) for David N. Myers.

Before HASTIE, FORMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FORMAN, Circuit Judge.

These cases involve appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granting in part the petition of George Lee Rivers for a writ of habeas corpus. In No. 15377, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from that part of the order implementing the District Court's holding that two confessions given by the petitioner were unconstitutionally obtained. In No. 15376...

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