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Commonwealth v. Asher

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 17, 1956No. Appeal, 54PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

The Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County dismissed relator’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, without a hearing. 1 This appeal followed.

Relator was charged with aggravated assault and battery upon one Josephine Graham of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Following his arrest and hearing before a justice of the peace on October 27, 1955, he was confined in the Cambria County Jail in default of bail. On November 14, 1955, he entered a plea of guilty on bill of indictment at No. 24, December Sessions, 1955, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Cambria County, charging aggravated…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gallegos v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Chambers v. ClaudySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Geisel v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Uhler v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Haines v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Com. Ex Rel. Lockhart v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Lockhart v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Diggs v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Whitling v. RussellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Karpinski v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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