Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wynn
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1954No. Appeal, 94PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
The appeal in this case must be quashed because it was not taken within the time prescribed by law.
The appellant was sentenced September 23, 1953, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia on the charge of receiving stolen goods. The appeal was taken December 22, 1953 more than 45 days after the sentence.
Section 4 of the Act of May 19, 1897, P. L. 67 as last amended by the Act of May 11, 1927, P. L. 972, 12 PS 1136 provides, inter alia, that “No appeal shall be allowed, in any case, from a sentence or order of any court of quarter sessions or oyer and terminer,…
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- Commonwealth v. DepofiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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- Reeves v. Philadelphia Suburban Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Rowswell AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960