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Commonwealth v. Bruno

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 27, 1969No. Appeals, 75 and 76PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

These appeals are from an order of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery of Montgomery County committing the appellant, John Harry Bruno, to Farview State Hospital and from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County dismissing appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Bruno was arrested on April 26, 1966, and was arraigned the following day on five charges of murder. On May 4, 1966, a preliminary hearing was held at which Bruno entered a plea of not guilty. On June 2, 1966, a grand jury indicted Bruno on five charges of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Commonwealth v. MustoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. United States v. James Pickens Davis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. BrunoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. MarshallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. GiknisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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