Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Berry v. Tees
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 14, 1955No. Appeal, 263PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wright, J.,
On June 7, 1944, John J. Berry pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery, and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment in the Lycoming County jail for a period of one year and six months. Later on the same day, this sentence was revoked, 1 and Berry was sentenced instead to undergo imprisonment in the Eastern State Penitentiary for an indeterminate term of eighteen months to three years, to commence at the expiration of a term which he was then serving in the Western State Penitentiary under sentence from Clinton County. On April 23, 1954, Berry petitioned the Court of Common…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. BenzSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Brock v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Holly v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Papy v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. DeSimone v. CavellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth ex rel. Young v. DaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth v. GarnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth ex rel. Miller v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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