Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. Rundle

Decided March 15, 1968. Henry X. O'Brien wrote the opinion for the court.

429 Pa. 141 · Cited 222 times

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• Blackburn v. Alabama · 361 U.S. 199
• Brown v. Mississippi · 297 U.S. 278
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. Rundle · 416 Pa. 321
• Commonwealth v. Graham · 408 Pa. 155
• People v. Valletutti · 78 N.E.2d 485
• State v. Keiser · 143 N.W.2d 75
• Commonwealth v. Johnson · 365 Pa. 303

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