Legal Opinion

Com. Ex. Rel. Vincent v. Smith, Warden

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 12, 1938No. 4, Misc. Docket 419PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Pursuant to the practice established by the Supreme Court (See Com. v. Curry, 285 Pa. 289, pp. 298-9, 132 A. 370) we granted a rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue on the petition of the relator, Charles Vincent, returnable October 10, 1938.

The grounds alleged by the petitioner as requiring his discharge from custody were: (1) That the trial judge following petitioner’s plea of guilty to an indictment containing three counts illegally imposed in one sentence a cumulative maximum and minimum, to wit, imprisonment, by separate and solitary confinement at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Halderman's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. Commonwealth v. CurrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Hallett v. McKentySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re WolfsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Monaghan v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Tyson v. DaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Holly v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Holly v. AsheSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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