DUFFY v. CUYLER

No. 77-2099.

581 F.2d 1059 (1978)

Charles E. DUFFY, F-2268, Appellant, v. Julius T. CUYLER and District Attorney, Philadelphia County, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Griffith, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Mark Sendrow, Michael R. Stiles, Steven H. Goldblatt, Gaele Barthold, Asst. Dist. Attys., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before HUNTER, WEIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from denial of habeas corpus relief questions whether in a nonjury criminal proceeding the defendant was afforded adequate constitutional protection in entering what was labeled a nolo contendere plea. Recent cases delineate what is encompassed in a true nolo plea, and suggest that the same standards apply in entering it as in the case of a guilty plea. But because of the unusual circumstances of the...

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