Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jefferson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1968No. Appeal, 324PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Musmanno,
Leonard Jefferson was indicted in October, 1957, on two separate charges of aggravated robbery. He stood trial on October 29, 1958 on one of the charges* and the court, sitting without a jury, found him guilty. After a denial on February 26, 1959 of his motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment he was sentenced *534to 10 to 20 years imprisonment. No appeal from the refusal of his motions was taken.
On March 6, 1967, he filed a Post Conviction Hearing Act petition, contending that he had not knowingly and intelligently waived his right to appeal. After a hearing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Commonwealth ex rel. Fox v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shadd v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth v. FaisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth v. JermynSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. CainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. LittleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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