Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Finnegan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 26, 1980No. 156PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgments of sentence entered in a consolidated trial in which appellant was convicted of four counts of promoting prostitution, and single counts of resisting arrest and criminal conspiracy.

The events giving rise to the charges arose out of two separate incidents. Stated succinctly, the pertinent facts are as follows. On January 31, 1978, State Police Trooper Louis Gentile began an investigation of an advertisement appearing in a Pittsburgh newspaper which stated, “Anna’s Health Club, membership, 371-5440.” Trooper Gentile had been informed by various…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GallowaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. StrunkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. HammSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. DodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. DoeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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