Legal Opinion

Com. Ex Rel. Dende v. Ashe, Warden

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 1, 1941No. Appeals, 224 and 225PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

These appeals by Leopold Dende and Victor Zarsld, respectively, are from orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (Gardner, J.) refusing to discharge them on writs of habeas corpus and remanding them to the custody of the warden of the penitentiary. ■

They are further examples of the troubles consequent on a failure of the district attorney, or his assistants, to follow carefully the directions of the Act of April 15, 1907, P. L. 62, providing that in certain cases defendants may enter pleas of guilty and be sentenced, without the presentation of a bill…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FranciesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Fagan v. FranciesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Penland v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Com. Ex Rel. Banky v. Ashe, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Mayernick v. Ashe, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Uveges v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Meck v. ClaudyPennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · 1953

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