Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. McDevitt v. Burke
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 21, 1949No. 64PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which relator avers (1) that one of the sentences imposed upon him was unlawful in that it exceeded the maximum prescribed by law, and (2) that he is eligible to apply for parole. Rule was granted and answers were filed by the District Attorney of Philadelphia County and the Warden of the Eastern State Penitentiary. Written briefs were presented and the matter was orally argued. We may consider the petition and dispose of the issues. Com. ex rel. Madden v. Ashe, 162 Pa. Superior Ct. 39, 41, 56 A. 2d 335; Com. ex rel. Hill…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lerner v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Commonwealth v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. McGinnis v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Madden v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cox v. Ashe, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Harman v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Burge v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Commonwealth ex rel. Carmelo v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- DOWD, WARDEN, ETC. v. BashamIndiana Supreme Court · 1954
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kunkle v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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