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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Estelle v. Cavell

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 17, 1959No. Appeal, 17PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Acie Estelle bas appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County dismissing, after hearing, his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The factual and procedural background is set forth in the following excerpt from the opinion below:

“The petitioner and one, Alfred Earley, were implicated in two crimes. They were indicted for burglary and larceny and receiving stolen property from a garage located at Avonmore, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at No. 212 May Term, 1952, and for burglary of the State Liquor Store at Avonmore, Westmoreland County,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Pyle v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Commonwealth v. SaundersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Commonwealth v. KrickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ScullSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Whalen v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Leeper v. RussellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Kimble v. KeenanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. Commonwealth v. SholderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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