Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Keiffer v. Ceraul
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 1956No. Appeal, No. 12PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
William F. Keiffer is serving.a sentence, of. two years in jail imposed by an alderman of . Bethlehem, Northampton County, .on.'a. plea of guilty to. a. charge ■of assault and battery.- After being committed -to jail, Keiffer filed a writ of habeas' corpus,' claiming' that .the alderman had no authority to. sentence, him, .and that he was therefore being- illegally detained. ■ -The Court of Common Pleas dismissed the writ, holding *513that the Act of May 1,1861, P.L. 682, a local act extended to Northampton County by the Act of March 30, 1864, P.L. 134, gave the alderman,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In Re HeathSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Guenthoer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Lavery v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
- Brock's Assigned Estate (No. 3)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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