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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Little v. Keenan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 12, 1951No. Appeal, 112PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dismissing relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and refusing the writ. The question presented is whether a convict, whose parole from the Allegheny County Workhouse has been revoked by reason of his conviction of another crime during the term thereof, may be required to serve the balance of his maximum sentence remaining as of the time the parole was granted, without credit for the time at liberty thereon, in addition to the sentence imposed for the second offense.

The facts are as follows: On…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DownerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lerner v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meinzer v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Carmelo v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. McDevitt v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Haun v. CavellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Harman v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kunkle v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Westwood v. GackenbachSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Williamson v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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