Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thomas
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1959No. Appeals, 121 and 122PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wright, J.,
The theory of the Commonwealth in this case is that, on February 26, 1958, Leonard Thomas committed a burglary at the Philadelphia Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1619 Chestnut Street in the City of Philadelphia, taking approximately $36,000.00 in cash and $28,000.00 in cheeks. Thomas was apprehended and made one verbal and three written confessions, subsequently repudiated on the ground that they were involuntary. On April 17, 1958, he was indicted in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County on a charge of conspiracy at No. 548 April Sessions 1958, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth v. ClintonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth v. BallemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth v. LockardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. BryantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RhoadsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. ConardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth v. LewisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- City of Easley v. PortmanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
- City of Easley v. PortmanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
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