Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. McDonald v. Rundle
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1964No. Appeal, No. 390PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Watkins, J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Philadelphia County, dismissing the petition of James W. McDonald for a writ of habeas corpus without a hearing.
The defendant-relator was indicted in the December Session of 1954 together with three other persons charged with assault, being armed with an offensive weapon with intent to rob; assault, together with other persons with intent to rob; robbery, being armed with an offensive weapon; robbery together with other persons; and robbery and at commission thereof, beating, striking and ill using. He…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. CrandallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Marshall v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth ex rel. Slebodnik v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States ex rel. McDonald v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965