Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Reed
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 2010No. 95 MAP 2009PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice ORIE MELVIN.
In this appeal by allowance, we consider the proper grading of a conviction for attempted unlawful contact with a minor, pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 6318, when the defendant was acquitted of all other charged offenses.
On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, Detective Mary Anders was working undercover for Montgomery County Detective Bureau’s Internet Crime Against Children Task Force (“Task Force”). While posing as twelve-year-old “Taylorgirll992” in a public chat room, Detective Anders queried, “[A]nyone from Montgomery County?” Defendant-Appellee, Richard J. Reed, who was…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. EvansSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Deal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by20 opinions
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