Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Gibson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 22, 1989No. 184PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

Appellant, Derrick Gibson, appeals from judgment of sentence imposed following his jury trial conviction of robbery. Appellant seeks discharge or a new trial based upon his contentions that: his rights to due process and equal protection were denied by his inclusion in a career criminal program; his right to an impartial jury was denied by the trial court’s restriction of the scope of voir dire; he was prejudiced by improper references to police photographs; he was prejudiced by inaccurate and incomplete jury instructions; and, he was prejudiced by prosecutorial misconduct in the…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Texas v. McCulloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. HardcastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PenrodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. LottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. NievesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. BirdSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. IrwinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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