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- Title: Commonwealth Ex Rel. Carlini v. Burke
- Author : Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 18, 1952
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Relator, Lawrence Carlini, on March 5, 1946, pleaded guilty to nineteen bills of indictment charging a series of robberies or burglaries, and other related offenses. He was sentenced to terms of from 10 to 20 years, to be served consecutively, on each of two of the bills, charging armed robbery. On May 6, 1952, relator petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that there was a denial of due process in the circumstances which induced him to plead guilty. The writ was awarded but after hearing, he was remanded to custody under the sentences imposed. In the opinion in this case Judge Levinthal, speaking for the lower court, noted: At the hearing we expressed the opinion that the sentence in this case of twenty to forty was unusually severe and that perhaps relief could be had from the Pardons Board. Representatives of both the District Attorney and the Attorney General stated that they would concur in any action there taken to reduce this sentence. It seems obvious that relators admission of 19 offenses had a bearing on the severity