Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. Rundle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1964No. Appeal, 98PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On March 28, 1953, the defendant-appellant was arrested for the fatal shooting of his wife. On April 1, 1953, he was given a preliminary hearing before a justice of the peace where he entered a general plea of guilty to the charge of murder. At this hearing, he was not represented by counsel, nor was such representation requested. On May 11, 1953, he was indicted on the charge of murder. On May 25, 1953, the court appointed two lawyers to represent him. On Novem*13ber 30, 1953, he was arraigned before the court in the presence of his counsel and entered a plea of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. O'BRIENSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth v. AgostonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by87 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HetheringtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. PatrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth of Pa. v. MullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. HessSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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