Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. O'Neal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 25, 1983No. 2971PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Dennis O’Neal was convicted of robbery, 1 theft by unlawful taking 2 and possession of an offensive weapon 3 following a bench trial before the Honorable Leonard A. Ivanoski. On direct appeal from the judgment of sentence, O’Neal argues that the stolen money, the gun used in the robbery and other physical evidence, as well as his on-the-scene identification by the victim, should have been suppressed as products of an unlawful arrest. There is no merit in this contention; and, therefore, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. HolzerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LeibSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. CapersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. BlassingaleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. RehmeyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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