Commonwealth ex rel. Clark v. Day
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hirt, J.,
On June 23, 1949, the relator pleaded guilty on Bill 348 June Sessions, 1949 to the charge of armed robbery. He is now in the Eastern State Penitentiary serving the sentence imposed, for a term of from ten to twenty years. On August 30, 1954, he presented his present petition, the most recent of a series of like petitions, for his discharge on habeas corpus. The writ was awarded but after hearing he was remanded to custody under the sentence.
*203Eelator contended that his fundamental constitutional rights were violated and that he was entitled to his discharge on three grounds,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Jenkins v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Johnson v. DyeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Commonwealth ex rel. Kitchen v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Commonwealth ex rel. Martin v. BaldiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
3Cited by2 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. v. TeesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- LaRosa v. McVickerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958