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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Roberts v. Keenan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 17, 1952No. Appeal, 167PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
This is a habeas corpus proceeding before us on appeal by relator from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County discharging rule to show cause, denying the writ, and remanding relator to the Allegheny County Workhouse.
On March 5, 1945, relator, being represented by counsel, entered pleas of guilty or nolo contendere to eight separate bills of indictment in the Court of Oyer and Terminer and the Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County. On the same day sentence was imposed, after testimony was taken on the charges in the respective bills. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. AgostonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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- Commonwealth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Commonwealth ex rel. Hairston v. Banmiller, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1961
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