Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Durah-El

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 9, 1985No. 1449PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Nathaniel Durah-El was arrested and charged with theft by unlawful taking and theft by receiving stolen property in connection with the unlawful taking of several gas grills from the Warren County Fairgrounds. A jury acquitted him of theft by unlawful taking but found him guilty of theft by receiving stolen property. 1 After post-trial motions had been filed, trial counsel was permitted to withdraw, and present counsel was appointed. He filed supplemental motions alleging, inter alia, that appellee’s trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance. The trial court agreed and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. DunbarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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  4. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. GladdenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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