Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Simon v. Maroney
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 15, 1961No. Appeal, No. 205PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
When 18 years of age, John Simon, the petitioner in this habeas corpus case, raped two young girls and robbed three women, brutally clubbing two of them. He made a hood of overalls, and wore it over his head while committing the crimes. He had previously been in Juvenile Court as a result of his involvement in other serious law violations. He was apprehended, and on June 18, 1942, he was sentenced to a total of 20 to 40 years. Simon had an I.Q. of 59. He was, and is, recognized by the court and prison psychologists and psychiatrists as a potentially dangerous person of…
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