Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Miller v. Myers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1959No. Appeal, No. 412PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought by a prisoner to secure his release.
The petitioner was sentenced five times in less than six years by the same judge in Berks County. January 8, 1952, petitioner was sentenced to a term of 4 to 23 months; June 30, 1952, he was paroled. October 18, 1952, he was arrested, and March 5, 1952, sentenced to a term of 2 to 5 years to begin at the expiration of his prior sentence. April 6, 1956, he was paroled on the 2 to 5 year sentence with 32…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Salerno v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Westwood v. GackenbachSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Davidson v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth v. ConreySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Commonwealth ex rel. Tobin v. CavellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
3Cited by7 opinions
- Young v. Com. Bd. of Probation and ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Davis v. Pennsylvania Board of ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth ex rel. Wright v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth ex rel. Smith v. HendrickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Mancini v. LangloisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1966
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