Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1971No. Appeal, No. 62PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice O’Brien,
On January 28, 1963, appellant entered a plea of guilty generally to murder. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. No direct appeal from the judgment of sentence was taken.
Thereafter appellant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus which was dismissed. On appeal this court affirmed the dismissal. Com. ex rel. Mitchell v. Rundle, 416 Pa. 296, 204 A. 2d 923 (1965).
In November of 1966 appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, which petition was dismissed by the court below…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Benjamin Reid v. Mark S. Richmond, Warden of Connecticut State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Commonwealth ex rel. Mitchell v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. McNeillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973