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Commonwealth ex rel. Edowski v. Maroney

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1966No. Appeal, No. 263PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

Zenith M. Edowski, Jr., petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus. After a hearing at which Edowski was represented by court-appointed counsel, the court refused to issue the writ. From that order stems the instant appeal.

In 1960 Edowski was indicted for murder. In June, 1960, he was convicted of murder in the second degree after a jury trial, wherein he was represented by competent counsel, and sentenced to imprisonment for ten to twenty years. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were filed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Fox v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ChackoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. PadgettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Commonwealth v. PassaroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. SaundersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. CornitcherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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