Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Norman v. Stitzel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 18, 1967No. Appeal, No. 70PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Eagen,
On June 15, 1962, Albert Norman was convicted by a jury in Berks County of murder in the second degree. No post trial motions were filed, and on July 5, 1962, a sentence of imprisonment for a term of ten to twenty years was imposed. No appeal was filed from the judgment. Throughout the trial and sentence proceedings, Norman was represented by counsel retained by his family.
On June 9, 1965, an action in habeas corpus was instituted which the trial court dismissed after hearing. An appeal from that order is now before us.
At trial a recorded statement, given by Norman…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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