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Commonwealth v. Watson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 31, 2003PublishedCited by 172 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGraci, J.

¶ 1 Appellant, Gary James Watson (“Watson”), appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on August 1, 2002, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. After careful review, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Watson was charged with two counts of simple assault, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 2701(a)(2) and 2701(a)(3), and one count of terroristic threats, id at § 2706(a)(1), for putting a knife to the throat of his wife and threatening to kill her on December 7, 2001.

¶ 3 On May 14, 2002, Watson pleaded guilty to one count of simple assault and one count of terroristic threats in…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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