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Commonwealth v. Swingle

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 17, 1961No. Appeal, 58PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Bell,

In 1921 Swingle was convicted of murder in the second degree in the State of New York and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 20 years and not exceeding life. In 1945 he was paroled from that 'State to parole supervision in Pennsylvania.

On June 20, 1949, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Swingle pleaded guilty to murder. He was found guilty of murder in the second degree — this was less than five years after his parole — and because of his prior conviction in the State of New York of murder in the second degree, was sentenced to life imprisonment.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Halderman's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Brockway v. KeenanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Swingle v. BanmillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. VogelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. JaroweckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Commonwealth v. UlbrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. United States ex rel. Swingle v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963

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