Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Shapp
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 20, 1972No. 49 Tr. Dkt. 1971Published
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Fletcher, invoking original jurisdiction,1 filed a complaint in trespass naming the Governor and the Attorney General as defendants. They in turn filed preliminary objections in the nature of demurrers. We sustain.
The undisputed facts are that plaintiff was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1954. In 1961 this judgment was reversed and plaintiff was granted a new trial which resulted in acquittal. He had served approximately eight years in prison.
In 1966, plaintiff was sentenced to from 10% to 24 years after having been convicted on bills…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thomas Ribble Tucker, Jr. v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Bauers v. YeagerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1966
- United States Ex Rel. Watson v. Commonwealth & Common Pleas Court of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Mize v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
- Glen Ray Holscher v. Jack G. Young, Warden and Paul W. Keve, Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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