QUESTION: name of case challenging the 1913 Muncy Act

question / pregunta: 

In or around 1966, Jane Daniel, a convicted robber, was sentenced to one to four years. One month later, her sentence was extended to 3.5 to 10 years, as stipulated by the 1913 Muncy Act (requiring judges to give women an indeterminate sentence if convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year). Had Jane Daniel been a male, the judge would have been allowed to give ‘him’ the one-to-four-year sentence.

The Superior Court of PA denied that this was an infringement of her rights, stating that men’s and women’s inherent physical and psychological differences justified differential treatment.

where would I find the full name and citation of the Superior Court decision? (There was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision later, but I'm looking for the Superior Court decision)

Answers

I repeat the information in the comment below, which answers the question.

Can request a copy of Pennsylvania code here:
http://www.pacode.com/faq.htm

The Pennsylvania Superior Court decision:
Commonwealth v. Daniels, 210 Pa. Super. 156, 168 n.I, 232 A.2d 247, 254 n.I (1967)

This was found through article:

Constitutional Law. Equal Protection. Longer Sentence for Females Than for Males Convicted of the Same Offense Denies Equal Protection. Commonwealth v. Daniels, 243 A.2d 400 (Pa. 1968)

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 82, No. 4 (Feb., 1969), pp. 921-926

Pennsylvania Superior Court

Can request a copy of Pennsylvania code here:
http://www.pacode.com/faq.htm

The Pennsylvania Superior Court decision:
Commonwealth v. Daniels, 210 Pa. Super. 156, 168 n.I, 232 A.2d 247, 254 n.I (1967)

This was found through article:

Constitutional Law. Equal Protection. Longer Sentence for Females Than for Males Convicted of the Same Offense Denies Equal Protection. Commonwealth v. Daniels, 243 A.2d 400 (Pa. 1968)

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 82, No. 4 (Feb., 1969), pp. 921-926

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