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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Baerchus v. Burke

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 20, 1953No. Appeal, 108PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

Relator, Anthony Baerchus, was convicted of burglary and larceny in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Lackawanna County and sentenced December 8, 1947, to three consecutive terms of five to ten years in the Eastern State Penitentiary on the burglary charges. Sentence was deferred on the charges of larceny. On January 27, 1950, having filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, he was granted a hearing in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County before Corson, J. He testified that police officers had beaten him after his arrest and so coerced his confession to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Salinger v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  5. Turner v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Young v. DaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bordner v. RussellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gryger v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hendrickson v. HendrickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Huber v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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