Legal Opinion

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Turpack v. Ashe

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 1940No. 1121 Misc. DocketPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

Relator avers that he was illegally sentenced on January 24, 1933, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County. On that date he was sentenced for the following crimes:(a) No. 7 November Term, 1932, for the crime of Robbery and Receiving Stolen Goods, to a term of not less than 20 years and not more than 40 years.(b) No. 8 November Term, 1932, for the crime of Robbery and Receiving Stolen Goods, to a term of not less than 20 years and not more than 40 years, sentence to begin at the expiration of the preceding sentence.(c) No. 12 November Term, 1932, for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SuttonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Dugan v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Joyner v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Commonwealth v. MourarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. WolfeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. DickersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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