Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Monaghan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 15, 1948No. Appeal, 62PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam,

Appellant was convicted on March 21, 1946, of attempted burglary, unlawfully carrying firearms without a license, and unlawful possession of burglar tools. He was sentenced on May '6, 1946. Appellant was represented by counsel at the trial, and on behalf of appellant a motion for new trial was filed on March 25, 1946. This was withdrawn before imposition of sentence.

Appellant applied to the Supreme Court' for á writ of error coram nobis on February 4, 1947. That court dismissed his petition. He then applied for a similar writ to the court of quarter- sessions in which he had been…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Nixon v. NixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Commonwealth v. Le GrandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Pittsburgh v. RuffnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Kingsdorf v. Frank Gamburg, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Perry v. DaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Commonwealth v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Commonwealth v. SimonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Commonwealth v. CarpenterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Commonwealth v. TanserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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