Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thorpe
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 17, 1997No. 76 E.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
Cornelius Thorpe was charged with robbery conspiracy and related offenses in January, 1993. The Commonwealth was unprepared to proceed at several preliminary hearings, and after Thorpe had been imprisoned for two months, the case was dismissed.
On October 3,1993, the charges were refiled, and on August 13, 1994, Thorpe was rearrested. The Commonwealth again was unprepared to proceed at four consecutive preliminary hearings. Again, charges were dismissed on November 14, 1994, this time after Thorpe had spent an additional three months in jail.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GenoveseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. RevtaiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Liciaga v. Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. ChermanskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. KlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
3Cited by21 opinions
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