Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1968No. Appeal, 388PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On April 21, 1953, the appellant, Curtis Harris, plead guilty generally to an indictment charging him with the crime of murder. After a hearing before a three-judge court, he was found guilty of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment. At the time of the plea and throughout the proceedings, Harris was represented by James W. Tracey, Esq., and Charles A. Lord, Esq., court-appointed counsel. No appeal was entered from the judgment and no request was ever made of the court to withdraw the plea.
On April 28, 1966, Harris filed a petition for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Bishop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Commonwealth v. MoonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth ex rel. Hilberry v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. ScovernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Joseph Nara v. Frederick FrankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Commonwealth v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- State v. WilliamsWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SourbeerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MeltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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