Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Benjamin
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 22, 1971No. Appeal, 6PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Spaulding, J.,
Appellant, Roosevelt Benjamin, was charged with burglary and larceny, tried before a jury, convicted and sentenced. While in prison he filed a petition pursuant
to the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-1 et seq. (Supp. 1970). His petition alleged, inter alia, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. As an appeal was pending before this Court, the petition was held in abeyance pending the outcome of that appeal. We affirmed the judgment of sentence per curiam. Commonwealth v. Benjamin, 216 Pa. Superior…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. MacEkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. RushSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth ex rel. Wardrop v. Warden, State Correctional InstitutionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. GlascoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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