Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Darby v. Myers

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 16, 1959No. Appeal, No. 251PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Cecil Darby has appealed from an order of Court of Common Pleas No. 5 of Philadelphia County dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The record discloses that, on June 26, 1946, appellant was sentenced, by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County on three bills of indictment, Nos. 591, 594, and 595 June Sessions 1946. Bills Nos. 591 and 594 charged armed robbery, and Bill No. 595 charged burglary, larceny, and receiving stolen goods. On bill No. 591 appellant was sentenced for a term of five to ten years in the Eastern State Penitentiary “to *463be…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DownerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Scoleri v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cox v. Ashe, WardenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ventura v. CavellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Chaney v. CavellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bellam v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
  2. Rich v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. United States ex rel. Speaks v. BrierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Pitts v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Nagle v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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