Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Penland v. Ashe
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1941No. 1151 Misc. DocketPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Maxey,
Relator was sentenced on November 14, 1929, at No. 39 November Sessions 1929, in the:Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County, for a term of not less than six years nor more than twelve years, for robbery. Oh January 30, 1931, he was transferred to the Rock-view State Penitentiary. He escaped from that institution on May 22, 1931.
On May 26, 1931, the Court of Quarter Sessions of Centre County at No. 16 September Sessions 1931, sentenced relator for breaking and escaping penitentiary, to a term of not less than six years nor more than twelve years, to be…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Passmore Williamson's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855
- Halderman's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Com. ex rel. Wilhelm v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Di Giacomo v. HestonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Com. Ex Rel. Schultz v. Smith, Warden.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Uveges v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gibbs v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. McGlinn v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Marelia v. BurkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth ex rel. Fletcher v. CavellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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