Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Peters

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 3, 1977No. 116PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*75OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

Michael Peters was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery, conspiracy to commit assault and battery, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and battery, and voluntary manslaughter. Following the denial of post-verdict motions by the court en bane of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, judgment of sentence of not less than two nor more than five years was imposed on the manslaughter conviction. Judgments of sentence on the other convictions were suspended. This appeal followed.1

Peters complains: 1) that his right against…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  5. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GravelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. StipetichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. GilmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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