Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Raffensberger

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 4, 1981No. 251Published

1Opinion of the Court

291 Pa. Superior Ct. 193 (1981)

435 A.2d 864

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania,

v.

Kenneth E. RAFFENSBERGER, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted March 6, 1980.

Filed September 4, 1981.

H. Stanley Rebert, Assistant Public Defender, York, for appellant.

Daniel F. Wolfson, Assistant District Attorney, York, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and WATKINS and MONTGOMERY, JJ.

CERCONE, President Judge:

Under our system, one accused of a crime is presumed innocent until the prosecuting attorney has demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt to an impartial jury of the vicinage…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Commonwealth v. MeyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  3. Commonwealth v. McNealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Commonwealth v. RevtySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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