Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 1974No. Appeal, No. 126PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This appeal arises from the judgment of sentence of the court below after the jury returned a verdict of guilty of larceny and burglary. The appellant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence in this case, which was overwhelming, but argues that a remark made by the prosecutrix was so highly prejudicial that the lower court erred in refusing to grant the appellant’s timely motion for a mistrial. The record indicates that during the redirect examination of the prosecutrix, the following dialogue transpired: “Q. Were you able to identify the defendant at the…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Payne v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. RomanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. RiveraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. McConnell v. SchmidtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. CullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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