Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Colcough v. Aytch
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 3, 1974No. Appeal, 25PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Spaeth, J.,
This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and ordering appellant to be extradited to New Jersey. Appellant raises several issues relating to the application of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, Act of July 8, 1941, P. L. 288, 19 P.S. §191.1 et seq.
On July 21, 1972, at 11:30 P.M. four black men held up the Twilight Bar in Camden, New Jersey, shot and killed the bartender, and fled in a blue Ford Falcon station wagon with a Pennsylvania license plate. A witness at the scene notified tbe Camden police of the crime, and they notified…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. Anthony Vitiello v. Walter J. Flood, Warden of the Nassau County JailCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Edgar v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. Marshall v. GedneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Coleman v. CuylerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Berry v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Colbert v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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