Legal Opinion
Cohen v. BARGER
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 25, 1974No. 538 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson,
According to the plaintiff’s complaint, “[T]his action is instituted for equitable relief to ask this Court to order the expungement [sic] of any and all arrests record, photographs and fingerprints from the files of the Pennsylvania State Police.” The sole issue involved is whether the plaintiff, by virtue of the pardon granted to him, is entitled to have his criminal record expunged.
Plaintiff was arrested in May, 1964 and charged with assault and battery and indecent assault. He was subsequently photographed and fingerprinted by the Philadelphia Police Department.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ex Parte GarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Carlesi v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Banks v. CainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Commonwealth v. QuarantaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- People v. CarlesiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hunter v. Port Authority of Allegheny CountySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- State v. BachmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- City of St. Paul v. FroyslandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Commonwealth v. HomisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. J.C.K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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