Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. La Tempa v. Burke
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1954No. Appeal, 15PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County discharging a rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted, refusing the writ, and remanding relator to the Eastern State Penitentiary.
Relator was indicted in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lackawanna County upon charges of attempted extortion (section 806 of the Act of June 24,1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS §4806), and blackmail (section 801 of the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS §4801), at No. 87, February Sessions, 1952. He was indicted in the same court at No.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Foster v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Quicksall v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Commonwealth v. ShawellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Commonwealth ex rel. Popovich v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Uhler v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Goodfellow v. RundleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth ex rel. Miller v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth v. CavanaughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Commonwealth ex rel. Koenig v. CavellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Commonwealth ex rel. Mercer v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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