Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Firmstone v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1968No. Appeal, 28PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
In 1951 appellant Nathaniel Firmstone was charged on two bills with the crimes of burglary and larceny (Bill No. 26, December Sessions, 1951), and aggravated assault and battery and robbery with an accomplice (Bill No. 27, December Sessions, 1951). He was tried and convicted on Bill No. 26, plead guilty to the charges on Bill No. 27, and was given consecutive sentences of ten to twenty years on each bill. These sentences were later vacated and appellant sentenced to life imprisonment under the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, §1108(b), 18 P.S. §5108(b). In 1964 a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SimonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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- Commonwealth v. ContiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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