Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cornitcher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 1972No. Appeal, 453PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
Appellant Herbert Cornitcher was convicted, after trial by jury in 1963, of conspiracy, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery with intent to ravish, indecent as*542sault, and rape. He was sentenced to four to eight years on the rape indictment, and sentence was suspended on the remaining indictments.
On April 3, 1970, appellant filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief,1 alleging that he had recently discovered that one of the jurors at his trial had been personally prejudiced against him. On May 29, 1970,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. KulpSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Styler v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. AdamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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