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WILSON v. POST CONVICTION HEARING ACT OF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Civ. A. No. 71-16.

321 F.Supp. 1234 (1971)

Pearly WILSON, C-6811, on his own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated in Pennsylvania's penal system, v. The POST CONVICTION HEARING ACT OF the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965), 1580, 19 P.S. § 1180-1 through 14. (A Statute of Statewide application).

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

January 6, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pearly Wilson, pro se.

William C. Sennett, Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GOURLEY, District Judge.

In this Complaint plaintiff, a State prisoner, asserts a challenge to the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Post Conviction Hearing Act of 1966, 19 Purdon's Pa.Stat.Ann. § 1180-1 et seq. (1970 App.). Seeking to proceed on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated inmates of Pennsylvania penal institutions, he requests declaratory relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202 and the...

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