Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hall
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 1968No. Appeal, 6PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
Wilson Hall has taken this appeal from the denial, after hearing, of a post-conviction petition attacking his 1943 guilty plea to murder; he is presently serving a life sentence. Among the issues raised at his hearing was whether appellant had been informed of his right to appeal and his right to the assistance of counsel for that purpose. The Commonwealth was unable to sustain its burden in light of a record silent as to whether appellant knew or was informed of the rights mandated by Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S. Ct. 814 (1963) and thus we must…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MumfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BatesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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