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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Grierson v. Ashe

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 25, 1945No. Appeal, 146PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

This is an appeal by James Grierson, a prisoner in the Western State Penitentiary, from the refusal of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County to issue a writ of habeas corpus.

Petitioner averred in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus that on January 21, 1941, two county detectives came to his home and questioned him with regard to a burglary at the O. K. Grocery Store at Verona, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 1940. They searched his home without a warrant and took him to the Swissvale police station. There he was questioned in some detail regarding…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. McGlinn v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Lerner v. Smith, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Stevens v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Garison v. BurkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Chambers v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kunkle v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Campbell v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952

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