Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wharton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 24, 1981No. 447 and 477, E.D.Misc.Dkt., 1980PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

2Per curiam

The Court being equally divided, the orders are affirmed.

ROBERTS, J., filed an Opinion in Support of Affirmance. FLAHERTY, J., joins in the Opinion in Support of Affirmance of ROBERTS, J. O’Brien, C. J., joins in Parts, I, II, and V of the Opinion in Support of Affirmance of ROBERTS, J. NIX, J., filed an Opinion in Support of Reversal. LARSEN and KAUFFMAN, JJ., filed an Opinion in Support of Reversal.

OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE

ROBERTS, Justice.

Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1101, two judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, in two separate cases,…

3Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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4Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth v. SorrellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. HernandezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Christy v. DarrCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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