Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Copeland

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 10, 1968No. Appeal, 34PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Edward Copeland was indicted in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County on Bill No. 2226 March Sessions 1964, charging the unlawful possession and sale of narcotic drugs. The ease was tried on August 3, 1965, before Judge McClanaghan without a jury. Copeland was found guilty, and sentence was imposed. Copeland then appealed to this court on the ground that he had been unconstitutionally deprived of counsel. His contention was rejected in Commonwealth v. Copeland, 207 Pa. Superior Ct. 386, 217 A. 2d 754. Our Supreme Court refused allocatur, and the Supreme…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Wilson v. BanmillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Commonwealth v. KramerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Spader v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Henderson v. KrugerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. WattsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Commonwealth v. MirandaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Commonwealth v. CarterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API