Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Whitling v. Russell
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 15, 1961No. Appeal, No. 112PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Watkins, J.,
This is an appeal by Richard Whitling, the petitioner-appellant, from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County denying, after hearing, his petition for a writ of .habeas corpus.
The appellant and his. twin brother, Ralph Whitling, were co-defendants, charged with sodomy and tried on February 23, 1960, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Clarion County.. They.were both convicted and sentenced to a minimum term of five years and a maximum term of ten years; and.to pay the costs and a.fine of $500. He is now confined at the State Correctional Institute,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gallegos v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Elliott v. BaldiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth v. ReidSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. DeSimone v. CavellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Whitling v. RussellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- In Re ShuttleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
- Pueblo v. Rodríguez GarcíaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1962
- United States ex rel. Gallagher v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. MeehanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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