Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Simms

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 11, 1975No. Appeal 651PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

And now, this 11th day of February, 1975, the petition for allocatur is granted, the order of the Superior Court affirming the judgment of sentence is reversed 228 Pa. Super. 85, 324 A.2d 365, and a new trial is awarded. See Commonwealth v. Demmitt, 456 Pa. 475, 321 A.2d 627 (1974) and Commonwealth v. Rose, 457 Pa. 380, 321 A.2d 880 (1974).

JONES, U J., filed a dissenting opinion. ROBERTS, J., filed a concurring and dissenting opinion.

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. DemmittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. SimmsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

4Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CropperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. ErnstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. ReillySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. MoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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