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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Sprangle v. Maroney

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 4, 1967No. Appeal, 145PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

James Green was shot to death on December 4, 1962 in Pittsburgh. Cornelius J. Sprangle was arrested for a traffic violation in York in April 1964 and a routine check revealed that he was wanted in Pittsburgh for the murder of Green. In September 1964 Sprangle was tried by a jury on an indictment charging the murder of Green and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. At trial Sprangle admitted shooting Green, but claimed that he did so in self-defense. This is an appeal by Sprangle from the denial without hearing of a habeas corpus petition attacking his 1964…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DeitrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Fox v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Commonwealth v. ButlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Commonwealth v. GiacobbeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Commonwealth v. McIntyreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. BoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. GarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. KatchmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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