Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Reggie v. Burke
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1952No. Appeal, No. 33PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
This is an appeal by relator from the order of President Judge Valentine of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County dismissing petition for a writ of habeas corpus and discharging the rule granted thereon. Counsel was appointed by the court below to represent relator in the prosecution of his appeal.
Relator has a lengthy criminal record, involving sex offenses. On February 2, 1936, as a juvenile, he was committed to Kis-Lyn School upon a charge of indecent assault. He was released two months thereafter but by reason of a subsequent delinquency he was returned to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Foster v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. McGlinn v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Quicksall v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Commonwealth Townsend v. Burke, Warden.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth ex rel. Popovich v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Uhler v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth ex rel. Clawges v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Williamson v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth v. BianconeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Commonwealth ex rel. Miller v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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