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Commonwealth v. Mehmeti

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 8, 1983No. 80-3-803PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from an order of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County, following the conviction of appellant for voluntary manslaughter, attempted voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault.

Mr. Mehmeti was charged with killing one William Ha-slam, and injuring James Dietrich, in a shooting incident which occurred on December 25, 1979. He was originally tried on these charges on March 18, 1980. This trial ended on March 22, 1980, when a mistrial was declared due to a jury deadlock. The declaration of mistrial was objected to by…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. MonteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PeterkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. FloydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. RiversSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. WestonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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