Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 12, 1970No. Appeal, 101PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
Per Curiam,
Howard Bey was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder in 1948 in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County and the penalty was fixed at life imprisonment. From the judgment of sentence, Bey appealed to this Court, and, on January 11, 1950, we affirmed Bey’s conviction. See Commonwealth v. Bey, 364 Pa. 150, 70 A. 2d 342 (1950).
On March 30, 1969, Bey filed a petition 1 under the “Post-Conviction Hearing Act” (PCH Act) in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. 2 After hearing, President Judge Ellenbogen of that court granted Bey a new trial by an order…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cunningham v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth ex rel. Robinson v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth v. Yorktowne Paper Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Light v. CavellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BartolomucciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. EnglertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- MacKanick v. RubinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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