Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Calvert

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 3, 1975No. 105PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Wilbur Calvert, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and larceny and was sentenced on March 30, 1968, to ten to twenty years imprisonment. No post-verdict motions were filed. Subsequently, appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief raising various issués, including a claim that he had not waived his right to file post-verdict motions. The trial court determined that appellant had not waived his appeal rights, and thus proceeded with a consideration of the merits of the other issues raised, including whether or not appellant was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Loper v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. P.L.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. CharlesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. NearySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. HaileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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