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Commonwealth v. Pugh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 20, 1972
288 A.2d 519 (Pa. 1972)

Opinion

March 20, 1972.

Submitted November 8, 1971. Before BELL, C. J., JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY and BARBIERI, JJ.

Appeal, No. 442, Jan. T., 1971, from order of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1969, No. 828, affirming order and judgment of sentence of Court of Common Pleas, May T., 1956, No. 1477, and Jan. T., 1962, Nos. 409 to 411, inclusive, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jesse James Pugh. Orders of the Superior Court and of the Court of Common Pleas, insofar as they relate to the judgment of sentence imposed at Nos. 409-411, Jan. T., 1962, reversed; insofar as they relate to judgment of sentence imposed at No. 1477, May T., 1956, affirmed.

Same case in Superior Court: 217 Pa. Super. 387.

Proceeding under Post Conviction Hearing Act.

Petition denied, order by SLOANE, J. Petitioner appealed to the Superior Court, which affirmed the order of the court below, opinion per curiam, concurring and dissenting opinion by HOFFMAN, J. Appeal to Supreme Court allowed.

Michael L. Levy and John W. Packel, Assistant Defenders, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Mark Sendrow, James T. Ranney and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


The orders of the Superior Court and the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, insofar as they relate to the judgment of sentence imposed at Nos. 409-411, January Term, 1962, are reversed. See, Com. v. Mills, 447 Pa. 163, 286 A.2d 638 (1971).

The orders of the Superior Court and the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas which relate to the judgment of sentence imposed at No. 1477, May Term, 1956, are affirmed. See, e.g., Com. v. Black, 433 Pa. 150, 249 A.2d 561 (1969).

The former Mr. Chief Justice BELL and the former Mr. Justice BARBIERI took no part in the decision of this case.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Pugh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 20, 1972
288 A.2d 519 (Pa. 1972)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Pugh

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Pugh, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 20, 1972

Citations

288 A.2d 519 (Pa. 1972)
288 A.2d 519

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