Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Brayboy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1968No. Appeal, 328PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On March 10, 1966, after a trial without a jury, Sydney Brayboy was convicted of the crime of burglary. Post-trial motions were dismissed and, on April 21, 1966, a sentence of imprisonment was imposed. No direct appeal from the judgment was filed. Subsequently, Brayboy instituted a proceeding under the Post Conviction Hearing Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-1 et seq. (Supp. 1968). His petition was dismissed without a hearing, and, on appeal, the Superior Court unanimously affirmed. 209 Pa. Superior Ct. 10, 223 A. 2d 878 (1966). Because of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GarvinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. StallworthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Commonwealth v. KenneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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