Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Melton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 29, 1976No. 440PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
POMEROY, Justice.
This is an appeal from the order of the court below entered after an evidentiary hearing denying appellant relief1 under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (“P.C.H. A.”) .2 The hearing was held pursuant to our decision of November 17, 1972, wherein we reversed the order of the trial court dismissing appellant’s P.C.H.A. petition without a hearing. 449 Pa. 223, 296 A.2d 727 (1972) .3
*533This case arose from the killing of one Rose Schloss during the course of a robbery at her home on December 13, 1958 perpetrated by Melton and a co-defendant. Appellant was brought…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ChumleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. ChopakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- State v. GarfootWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. MauteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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