UNITED STATES EX REL. McCOY v. RUNDLE

No. 17932.

419 F.2d 118 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Edward McCOY, Appellant, v. Alfred T. RUNDLE, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lewis, Jr., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

James D. Crawford, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa. (Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Arlen Specter, Dist. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before KALODNER, STALEY and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Relator is a state prisoner presently serving a sentence for burglary of a telephone booth. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court denied relief, but noted probable cause for appeal.

Relator makes two assertions. First, that failure to provide counsel at a preliminary hearing is a denial of due process. Second, that he was denied...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases