Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Daniels
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 16, 1967No. Appeal, 600PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
The issue presented in this appeal is the constitutionality of the Muncy Act, the state statute providing for sentencing of women to the State Correctional Institution at Muncy.
Appellant, Jane M. Daniels, was tried before the Hon. James L. Steen without a jury on charges of burglary, aggravated robbery, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm after conviction of a crime of violence. She was found guilty of robbery on May 3, 1966, and Judge Steen sentenced her that same day to a one to four year prison term in Philadelphia County Prison. On June 3,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bates v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DanielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- United States ex rel. McArthur v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- State v. CostelloSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- Williams AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Corso v. Corso, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1972
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