Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Sanders v. Maroney

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 16, 1965No. Appeal, No. 74PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

William Sanders was indicted for the December 29, 1959 murder of Dorothy Thompson and counsel were appointed by the court to represent him. With the assistance of counsel, Sanders entered a general plea of guilty before a court en banc on December 27, 1960, and the court immediately heard testimony to determine the degree of guilt and the punishment.1 By its opinion and order of May 29, 1961, the court determined that Sanders was guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the sentence at life imprisonment. Sentence was formally pronounced in open court on…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PatrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Fox v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Linde v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MarshSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Commonwealth v. GarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Spencer Broaddus, E-9299 v. A. T. Rundle, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Bostic v. CavellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Swilley v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API