Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. O'Keefe
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 4, 1929No. Appeal, 274PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
Joseph L. O’Keefe, the defendant, was arrested on the morning of December 21, 1928, at. eleven o’clock. He was indicted the same day for the unlawful possession and sale of intoxicating liquor. In the early afternoon, he secured a lawyer, who moved the court to continue the case until some time beyond that day, stating, inter alia, “The defendant was arrested at eleven o’clock this morning; has had no opportunity to consult counsel or to obtain witnesses in his behalf. He has offered or been ready to enter bail, but has been held without bail, although the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Rogers v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by42 opinions
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