Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Chaney v. Cavell
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 21, 1958No. Appeal, No. 118PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wright, J.,
On February 11, 1957, James Chaney, an inmate of the Western State Penitentiary, petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was summarily dismissed by the court below, without hearing, “inasmuch as the petition sets forth no complaints which can properly be considered under a petition for a writ of habeas corpus”. Chaney has appealed.
Appellant was indicted in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County on two charges of forcible rape. The indictment at No. 30 October Term 1953, charging an offense on August…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Boyd v. ArcherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
- Commonwealth ex rel. DeSimone v. MaroneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth ex rel. Brawner v. DaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Clawson v. BaldiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Woods v. HowardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth ex rel. Curry v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Commonwealth ex rel. Middleton v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Commonwealth ex rel. Walker v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth ex rel. Darby v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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