Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Dehoniesto

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 29, 1993No. 01597 PGH 90PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgments of sentence for kidnapping, 1 unlawful restraint, 2 simple assault, 3 possessing instruments of crime 4 and criminal conspiracy. 5 Appellant, Donies Dehoniesto, presents the following issues for our review.

I. THE EXCESSIVE DELAYS EXPERIENCED BY [APPELLANT] BETWEEN CONVICTION AND SENTENCING AND DURING THE APPELLATE STAGE VIOLATE HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO A SPEEDY TRIAL AND TO DUE PROCESS.

II. THE EVIDENCE OF RECORD IS INSUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH EACH ELEMENT OF KIDNAPPING, UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT AND POSSESSION OF AN INSTRUMENT OF A CRIME BEYOND A…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. HardcastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BlairSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  2. Commonwealth v. MitchellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. VeselSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. In the Interest of T.G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. AndersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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