Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cottrell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 15, 1969No. Appeal, 368PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Eagen,
On April 12, 1965, the appellant, Thomas Cottrell, in the presence of court-appointed counsel, entered a general plea of guilty to an indictment charging him with the murder of his common-law wife. Following the taking of testimony, the trial court adjudged him guilty of murder in the second degree and imposed a sentence of 10 to 20 years imprisonment. No appeal was entered from the judgment.
On January 3, 1967, Cottrell instituted proceedings seeking post-conviction relief which was denied to him after hearing. This appeal followed.
During the plea proceedings,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth ex rel. West v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- James A. McCoy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Barnosky v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth v. CushnieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- John Henry Maxwell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by47 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. FluhartySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. RoundtreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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