Commonwealth v. Powell

Decided January 3, 1968. Herbert B. Cohen wrote the opinion for the court.

428 Pa. 275 · Cited 101 times

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• Commonwealth v. Kravitz · 400 Pa. 198
• Commonwealth v. Novak · 395 Pa. 199
• Commonwealth v. Dickerson · 406 Pa. 102
• Commonwealth v. Peyton · 62 A.2d 37
• Commonwealth v. Gooslin · 410 Pa. 285

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