Commonwealth v. Kilgallen

Decided November 8, 1954. Horace Stern wrote the opinion for the court.

379 Pa. 315 · Cited 78 times

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• Commonwealth v. Trunk · 167 A. 333
• Commonwealth v. Musto · 35 A.2d 307
• Commonwealth v. Ragone · 176 A. 454
• Commonwealth v. Judge Smart · 368 Pa. 630

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