Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. White v. Myers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 13, 1965No. Appeal, No. 206PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Bell,
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a defendant who was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Petitioner alleges that (1) on November 23, 1959, while intoxicated and extremely angry, he shot and wounded his estranged wife; (2) he then turned himself in to the State Police and made and signed a statement that he shot his wife.
*246Petitioner was subsequently charged with assault and battery with intent to hill. Before this indictment could be tried, petitioner’s wife died — he alleged as a result of bronchial…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Moore v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Commonwealth v. NegriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FlandersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- United States ex rel. White v. MyersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth ex rel. Riddle v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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