Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Coffman v. Aytch

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 29, 1976No. Appeal, No. 291PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

On November 4, 1974, appellant James Coffman’s petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus was denied by the court below and he was ordered extradited. This appeal followed.

Because the instant case is controlled by our Supreme Court’s decision in Commonwealth ex rel. Knowles v. Lester, 456 Pa. 423, 321 A.2d 637 (1974) and our decisions in Commonwealth ex rel. Goodroe v. Roth, 230 Pa. Superior Ct. 70, 326 A.2d 886 (1974) and Commonwealth v. Woods, 229 Pa. Superior Ct. 473, 326 A.2d 626 (1974), we reverse the order of the court below denying appellant’s petition for Writ of Habeas…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Knowles v. LesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Douglass v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Flood v. PizzoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  4. Commonwealth v. McCaineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. WoodsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Holcombe v. StrodeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. State ex rel. Games-Neely v. SandersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Commonwealth v. JacobsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. QuackenbushSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. StormsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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