Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Zwierzelewski
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 14, 1955No. Appeals, Nos. 42 to 47PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
These appeals involve eight defendants, inmates of the Rockview Prison Farm, Western State' Penitentiary, Centre County, Pennsylvania, who were indicted, tried, and convicted for the offense of riot in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Centre County. The crime was allegedly committed by these eight defendants, and other inmates, at Rockview between January 19 and 22, 1953. Upon motion of the Commonwealth fifteen of thirty defendants indicted were tried together. These fifteen defendants, including the eight appellants, were all convicted, and each was sentenced to a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Commonwealth v. MulroySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Commonwealth v. MerrickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Commonwealth v. ApricenoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Haines v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GROSSOSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Commonwealth v. RaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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