Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shaw v. Smith, Warden
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 1942No. Misc. Docket 5PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The relator is confined in the Eastern State Penitentiary, under sentence by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Philadelphia County (Millar, J.), following his pleas of guilty to four bills of indictment, returned against him, under the name, George Shaw, alias Wayne Stanley, on April 5, 1937, to April Sessions 1937, Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5, as follows:
No. 2 — Bobbery, while armed with an offensive weapon.
No. 3 — Felonious entry, and robbery from the person.
No. 4 — Assault and battery, three counts.
No. 5 — (1) Carrying concealed…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Hurtado v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hovis v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Commonwealth Piccerelli v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Jackowski v. FluckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Uveges v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Commonwealth Handrahan v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
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