Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Passaro
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 1984No. 65 W.D.Misc.Docket 1983PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Chief Justice.
The issue before the Court is the entitlement of a convicted defendant whose direct appeal has been quashed in consequence of his escape from custody during the pendency of that appeal to reinstatement of his appeal following his recapture.
The pertinent facts in this matter are not in dispute. Following a successful post-conviction challenge to his guilty plea in connection with a 1974 burglary, petitioner was retried and convicted by a jury of burglary and criminal conspiracy on July 16, 1981. Petitioner’s post-verdict motions were denied, and he was…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Molinaro v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. DorroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Commonwealth v. CatheySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. GallowaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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