Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Woody
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 12, 1970No. Appeal, 328PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Robeets,
We are here presented with deciding the proper scope of review of an appellate court when confronted with an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel due to the belated appointment of that counsel.
On March 18, 1960, having waived a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of aggravated assault and battery, rape, burglary, and assault with intent to commit sodomy. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of seven and one-half to fifteen years.
On March 4, 1965, appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which was dismissed on March 26, 1965. We…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Mathis v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Commonwealth ex rel. Robinson v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MabieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SherardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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