United States ex rel. Wilcox v. Johnson

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1977-04-29

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OPINION OF THE COURT FORMAN, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granting a writ of habeas corpus. The major issue presented here is whether appellee was unconstitutionally deprived of the right to testify at his own trial. We conclude that he was and, accordingly, we affirm the grant of…

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