Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 1, 1990No. 63 E.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
Appellant raises two issues for our review: (1) whether he was deprived of a speedy trial guaranteed by Pa.R. *74Crim.P. 1100 as well as by constitutional requirements; and (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a weapon recovered from his coat pocket.
Appellant and a confederate were arrested on January 4, 1985, and charged with the pistol-beating robbery of $200.00 from a garage attendant. Appellant Smith was tried by a jury on July 16, 1986, and a verdict of guilty was returned on each of the charges of robbery, possession of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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