Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Chambers v. Claudy
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1952No. Appeal, 14PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Cueiam,
A Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County dismissed the petition of William Chambers for writ of babeas corpus. No rule to show cause was allowed, and there was no answer to the petition.
On October 25, 1948, relator was sentenced, after pleas of guilty, by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Fayette County on each of twelve bills of indictment, eleven charging burglary and one charging him with violation of the Uniform Firearms Act. On each bill the sentence was for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years to be served in the Western State Penitentiary.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Palmer v. AsheSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spencer v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. De Poe v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth ex rel. Kaylor v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth ex rel. Rogers v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Huffman v. AlexanderOregon Supreme Court · 1952
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Garison v. BurkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Elliott v. BaldiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Com. Ex Rel. Lockhart v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bishop v. ClaudySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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