Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mount

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 20, 1953No. Appeal, 207PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

Appellant, John Mount, alias' John Murphy, filed a petition in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County for rule to show cause why the docket entries at Nos. 887 and 888, April Sessions, 1940, should not be corrected. Rule was granted and a hearing was held before Judge Run at which appellant was present. The petition was dismissed, and appellant has appealed to this Court.

The docket entry of the Court of Quarter Sessions at No. 887, April Sessions, 1940, as it relates to appellant, is as follows:

“Sept. 6,1940 — Present Hon. Harry S. McDevitt Same day,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spencer v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. People Ex Rel. Hirschberg v. Orange County CourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
  3. Commonwealth v. MeyerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Commonwealth v. SilcoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Scoleri v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BorrinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. FosterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Paylor v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Tanner v. ClaudySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Commonwealth v. BurdellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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