Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Spader v. Myers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 14, 1958No. Appeal, No. 296PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Ervin, J.,
This is an appeal from the order of the court below dismissing a petition for writ of habeas corpus and remanding the relator after a hearing. Relator had been indicted and sentenced to the Eastern State Penitentiary on January 3, 1940 by the Honorable Harry S. McDevitt, after entering pleas of guilty to five bills of indictment, No. 833 December Sessions, 1939, first count charging assault — being armed with an offensive weapon with intent to rob, second count, robbery— being armed with an offensive weapon; No. 834 December Sessions, 1939, charging assault with intent to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. ClaudySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spencer v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Geisel v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Sleighter v. BanmillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ketter v. DaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HosendorfSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Woods v. HowardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth ex rel. Kimble v. KeenanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- James F. Torrance v. Joseph Salzinger, Warden of the Dauphin County Prison, and Wesley M. Barrick, Sheriff of Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spader v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
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