Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mayfield

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 2, 1983No. 1389PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed following a finding of guilt after a non-jury trial by the distinguished Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court Judge William Porter on charges of simple assault,1 aggravated assault,2 recklessly endangering another person,3 and *452possessing an instrument of crime.4 Appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from two to eight years for aggravated assault and a concurrent term of imprisonment of from two to five years for possessing an instrument of crime. Appellant now argues that trial counsel was ineffective for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. TwiggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. TorresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. BradfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. GrantSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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