Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Lancaster v. Johnston

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 17, 1956No. Appeal, No. 40PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Darcy v. ClaudySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. DeSimone v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Tokarchik v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Lepera v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Baerchus v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Bey v. Myers, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1959

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