Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Orr
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1973No. Appeal, 219PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Manderino,
The appellant, Bernard Gilbert Orr, pleaded guilty to murder generally and was found guilty of murder in the second degree in 1967. In 1968, appellant filed a PCHA petition. Belief was denied and an appeal was filed in this Court. In that appeal, two of the rulings by this Court were that (1) appellant’s plea of guilty was entered knowingly and voluntarily and (2) appellant’s counsel was not ineffective in advising appellant to confess. The order of the lower court in dismissing the PCHA petition was affirmed. Commonwealth v. Orr, 434 Pa. 390, 254 A. 2d 20…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SlavikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. OrrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
3Cited by13 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Freddie M. Johnson v. Robert L. Johnson, Superintendent, Appeal of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Commonwealth v. HareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KlingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. EdringtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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