UNITED STATES EX REL. DAVIS v. JENNINGS

Civ. A. No. 74-3220.

414 F.Supp. 544 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Curtis DAVIS, Relator, v. William JENNINGS, Acting Warden, Respondent.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan B. Vlcek, Thomas D. Panebianco, Indigent Prisoner Litigation Program, Philadelphia, Pa., for relator.

Anna Iwachiw Vadino, Asst. Dist. Atty., Media, Pa., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

In his original petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed December 17, 1974, the relator, Curtis Davis alleged that he was being unlawfully held in custody on three grounds: (1) evidence seized and used against him at trial was obtained as a consequence of an unlawful search and seizure; (2) identification testimony based on an illegal lineup was introduced against...

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