1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 444 F.2d
  5. 444 F.2d 47 (1971)
 

UNITED STATES EX REL. WALKER v. MARONEY

No. 19178.

444 F.2d 47 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Edwin WALKER, Appellant, v. James F. MARONEY, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, Penna.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Weis, Asst. Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

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

Before McLAUGHLIN and VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judges, and HANNUM, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

This case challenges a May 22, 1970, district court order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a state prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment for first degree murder on September 9, 1957, after a hearing to determine the degree of murder following the entry of a guilty plea with the advice of counsel. The thorough opinion of Judge Higginbotham, 313 F.Supp. 237, with...

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