Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Knowles v. Lester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1974No. Appeal, 4PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
On December 8, 1971, Thomas Knowles was charged with receiving stolen property and bringing stolen property into the Commonwealth. The article in question was described as “one U S coin, five cent piece, Indian Head, dated 1936.” It had allegedly been stolen in Florida. Unable to make $5,000 bail, Knowles was committed to jail. At the same time a warrant was issued charging Mm with being a fugitive from Florida; 1 the warrant was lodged against appellant as a detainer.
This warrant was not executed until April 28, 1972, when appellant was arraigned and charged…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. BosurgiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. MilesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KnoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth ex rel. Coffman v. AytchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- State v. QuirozNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Myers v. CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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