Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Dumas

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 14, 1982No. 2282PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

Appellant, Julian Dumas, was convicted at a non-jury trial of bribery, tampering with a witness and criminal conspiracy. He filed post-verdict motions which were denied. Dumas was sentenced to three to eleven months imprisonment in Philadelphia County Prison on each charge. His sen tences were to run concurrently. This appeal followed. We affirm.

Dumas contends on appeal that: (1) his trial counsel was ineffective; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in imposing too severe a sentence; (3) there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction; (4) his demurrers were…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. WableSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. PetersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HammSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. HartzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. State v. MaresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. FieldsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. RobinsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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