Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Walker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1975No. 140PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JONES, Chief Justice.
On October 11, 1939, appellant William Walker, entered a plea of guilty generally to murder in the shooting death of a Pittsburgh policeman on June 27, 1939. Appellant was represented by court-appointed counsel at the time. After a hearing to determine the degree of guilt, an adjudication of murder in the first degree was made and a life sentence imposed. Walker did not file post-trial motions and no appeal was taken. On September 15, 1960, appellant was paroled and released from custody. On November 26, 1973, appellant filed a Post Conviction Hearing…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Stevens v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MusiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SherardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. MirandaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. LoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. ShaverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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