Commonwealth ex rel. Lancaster v. Johnston
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Gunti-ier, J.,
On September 9,1949 relator, William B. Lancaster, was tried and convicted in Fayette County under an indictment charging him with burglary, and a sentence of not less than one year and four months to five years to the Western State Penitentiary was imposed. After serving his minimum sentence, relator was paroled and, *563while on parole, he was charged with and convicted of counterfeiting. Having served his sentence in the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, he was returned to the Western State Penitentiary by the State Board of Parole for parole violation and to serve the…
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Darcy v. ClaudySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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- Commonwealth ex rel. Tokarchik v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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