Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Howard v. Claudy
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 1953No. Appeal, 63PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
Relator, James Colburne Howard, 1 has appealed from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.
On April 3, 1929, relator entered pleas of guilty in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Beaver County to two bills of indictment — No. 4, June Term, 1929, charging armed robbery, and No. 10, June Term, 1929, charging felonious assault and battery. On the same day he was sentenced to the Western State Penitentiary on bill No. 4 for a term of not less than five years nor more than ten years, and on bill No. 10 for a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Nanty-Glo Boro. v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spencer v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Holly v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Marelia v. BurkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth v. MulroySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. Philip J. Howell, A/K/A James Colburne HowardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Sharpe v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Haines v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Paylor v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth ex rel. Schuch v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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