Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Corbin v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1965No. Appeal, No. 34PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On October 10, 1950, Robert Corbin, Harold J. Al-bright and Genevieve Heistand were indicted for the murder of one Anna R. Bittle. On January 5, 1951, Corbin, after a separate trial, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree, and sentence was fixed at life imprisonment. Following the denial by the court en banc of a new trial motion, sentence was imposed on June 25, 1951, in accordance with the jury’s verdict. No appeal from the judgment was entered.
On November 30, 1964, the present action in habeas corpus was filed, which the lower court dismissed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth v. NegriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Whitling v. RussellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BreakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Mullenaux v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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