Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Garner
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 17, 1964No. Appeals, 325 and 326PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Montgomery, J.,
This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from an order of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the County of Philadelphia setting aside a judgment of sentence after it had been executed and granting a new trial.
On May 26, 1944, appellee, Eugene Garner, Jr., who then was 20 years of age, was indicted on a charge of assault and attempted robbery. On June 21, 1944, he appeared for trial without counsel, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced for an indeterminate term at White Hill, where he served three years, was paroled, and subsequently was discharged from parole…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Parker v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Gayes v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ackerman v. RussellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Paul T. Lyons v. Joseph R. BrierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Commonwealth v. SheehanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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