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Commonwealth ex rel. Swann v. Shovlin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 27, 1966No. Appeal, No. 368PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In 1949, relator, Charles Edmond Swann, was tried in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Westmoreland County and convicted of assault and battery, aggravated assault and battery, and assault and battery with intent to kill. As a result, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 to 7 years and transferred to Western State Penitentiary for confinement.

Shortly thereafter, a petition was filed by the appropriate prison authority in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Westmoreland County averring that relator was suffering from a psychiatric disorder which re*28quirecl…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Barry v. HallCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  5. Ex Parte Higgins v. HoctorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Jones v. Montefiore HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. City of Philadelphia v. PercivalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Miller v. HildSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Dixon v. Attorney GeneralDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. In re Appeal of Gateway School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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