Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Waychoff v. Boyd
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 17, 1956No. Appeal, No. 141PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
Per Curiam,
Relator appealed on May 6, 1955, from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Greene County discharging a rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue.
On February 26, 1955, relator filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus and on the same day a rule to show cause was directed to issue. Answers were filed and after argument the rule was discharged on April 19, 1955. Relator was represented by counsel.
Relator had been found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder and of aggravated assault and battery; he was sentenced to pay the cost of prosecution…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ashman v. AshmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Commonwealth ex rel. Spader v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth ex rel. Maisels v. BaldiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth v. WaychoffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955