Townsend v. Burke

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1948-06-14

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Mr. Justice Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania holds petitioner prisoner under two indeterminate sentences, not exceeding 10 to 20 years, upon a plea of guilty to burglary and robbery. On review here of the State Supreme Court’s denial of habeas corpus, <a class="footnote" href="#fn1" "fn1_ref"…

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