Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wydo

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 18, 1965No. Appeal, No. 93PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Section 4 of the Act of May 19, 1897, P. L. 67, as amended, 12 PS §1136, provides that no appeal shall be allowed in any case from a sentence or order of any Court of Quarter Sessions or of Oyer and Terminer unless taken within 45 days from the entry of the sentence or order.

In this case the court entered an order sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the evidence which reads as follows: “And now, June 17, 1964, the Court, upon due consideration of the Demurrer to evidence, sustains motion and discharges the Jury from further attendance upon this Court and all witnesses in this…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Commonwealth v. FoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Nicosia v. NicosiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Commonwealth v. SamolskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Commonwealth v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GreenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. YahnertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Commonwealth v. PetrieSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. MorakisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. Commonwealth v. AndrewsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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