United States ex rel. Johnson v. Rundle
| Decision Date | 28 May 1965 |
| Docket Number | No. 15136.,15136. |
| Citation | 349 F.2d 416 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES of America ex rel. James Morris JOHNSON v. Alfred T. RUNDLE, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Appellant. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Third Circuit |
Richard A. Devlin, Asst. Dist. Atty., Montgomery County, Norristown, Pa. (Richard S. Lowe, Dist. Atty., Montgomery County, Norristown, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.
Daniel L. Quinlan, Jr., Quinlan, Torak & DeYoung, Norristown, Pa., H. Lester Haws, Ardmore, Pa., for appellee.
Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and FORMAN and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.
The court below made an exhaustive review of the operative facts in this case and carefully examined the pertinent authorities. We perceive no error in the proceedings and we will therefore affirm the judgment on the able opinion of Judge Higginbotham, 243 F.Supp. 695 (E.D.Pa.1964).
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