Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hershman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1952No. Appeals, 56 to 62PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hirt, J.,
On petition of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth the Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County directed that a special grand jury be impaneled to investigate alleged lack of law enforcement in certain boroughs within the. County of Allegheny. The grand jurors called for that: purpose when sworn, were instructed by the court as to their duties and the restrictions upon the scope of their ■ inquiry. The investigation with which we are concerned has to-do with the Borough of McKees Bocks. In its presentment the grand jury reported that it had heard more than 100…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Frisbie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Commonwealth v. BradneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Commonwealth v. New Bethlehem BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Commonwealth v. RobertsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Commonwealth v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. EVANSSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth v. NiemetzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. O'BRIENSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Commonwealth v. SimioneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- State v. StraughanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
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