Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Geisel v. Ashe
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 24, 1949No. 212, Miscellaneous DocketPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
In this petition for writ of' habeas corpus relator questions the validity of two consecutive sentences for forgery, Nos. 59 and 62, June Sessions, 1941. Each was for a term of not less than two years nor more than five years in the Western State Penitentiary. They were imposed by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Indiana County on September 22, 1941, and the sentence at No. 59, June Sessions, 1941, was to be computed from June 19, 1941. True bills had been found by the grand jury, and relator personally signed the pleas of guilty which were endorsed on each indictment.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. McGlinn v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Passmore Williamson's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855
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3Cited by29 opinions
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