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Commonwealth v. Clark

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 2, 1970No. Appeal, 266PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In 1951 appellee, while incarcerated in the Indiana State Reformatory in Pendleton, Indiana, made certain statements to the Warden in which he confessed to a murder in the Philadelphia area. After questioning and an investigation by Pennsylvania authorities, an indictment was returned in Philadelphia County at April Sessions 1952. A trial was not had on this indictment, however, until March of 1959. At that trial appellee was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. No appeal was taken.

In 1967 appellee filed a petition pursuant to the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. O’connor v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. BunterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. DITZLERSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972

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