Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Richter v. Burke
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1954No. Appeal, No. 166PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
This is an appeal by William Richter from the order of the Court of Common Pleas No. 5 of Philadelphia, dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus and remanding him to the custody of the warden of the penitentiary.
On January 18, 1946 relator, while a fugitive, was indicted on six bills of indictment each charging burglary and receiving stolen goods.
On April 9, 1947 he was apprehended in Richmond, Virginia, and returned to Philadelphia where he was confined in the county prison as a parole violator. Three months later, on July 10, 1947, he was tried on the above…
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