Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McCann
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 1983No. 13 W.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
Robert D. McCann was found guilty of aggravated assault after a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County. His post trial motions were denied, and a judgment of sentence was imposed of not less than five (5) years nor more than ten (10) years. On appeal, the Superior Court found that McCann’s trial attorney was ineffec*192tive, vacated the sentence, and remanded the case for a new trial.1 The Commonwealth petitioned this Court for allowance of appeal, which was granted. We now reverse the order of the Superior Court and reinstate the judgment of sentence.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Archibald Lyles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- People v. ColeMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
- State v. HammondsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Oliver v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Lance v. WyethSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Maloney v. VALLEY MEDICAL FACILITIES, INC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Maconeghy Jr., K.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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