Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McLaurin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 1981No. 767PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge:

After appellant’s Motion to Suppress was denied, a jury found him guilty of Robbery (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3701) and Conspiracy (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 903). Thereafter, a Motion for a New Trial and/or in Arrest of Judgment was denied, and appellant was sentenced to a term of ten to twenty years imprisonment for Robbery and two-and-a-half to five years for Conspiracy. This appeal followed.

The appellant does not raise the question of the sufficiency of the evidence or complain of the sentence imposed, but contends, inter alia, 1 that counsel was ineffective for permitting the suppression hearing to be…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. Commonwealth v. AtkinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. DolenoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Com. v. Ah Thank LeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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