Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Duncan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 1970No. Appeal, 2PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On March 24, 1960, Johnnie Lee Duncan entered a general plea of guilty to an indictment charging him with the murder of his wife. A hearing followed before the court, and Duncan was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Throughout these proceedings, Duncan had the assistance of legal counsel. No appeal was entered. ' .
In April 1965, Duncan filed a petition for habeas corpus, which was dismissed after a hearing by the trial Court. On appeal we affirmed. See 424 Pa. 385, 227 A. 2d 659 (1967). In these proceedings Duncan…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. West v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. Samuel JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Commonwealth v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Barnosky v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth v. EckhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. HaywoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. GlascoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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