Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Butler
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 19, 1991No. 163 E.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
In this appeal, the Commonwealth presents two issues for our review: first, whether the Superior Court erred in concluding that a claim of prosecutorial vindictiveness should have been presented to the jury; and second, whether the Superior Court erred in determining that appellee should have been given the opportunity to cross-examine an adverse witness for bias. For the following reasons, we affirm the order of the Superior Court.
The circumstances predicating this appeal are as follows. Janet Butler was acquitted by a jury of prostitution charges in March, 1984.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Al TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Herman v. KrezdornCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by31 opinions
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