Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Falana
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 1997No. 0074ED1996PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
Romero Falana appeals a judgment of sentence for criminal contempt1 imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
On July 19, 1994, following a non-jury trial, the Honorable Pamela Pryor Cohen, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, found Appellant guilty of possessing an instrument of crime2, recklessly endangering another person3, and aggravated assault.4 Evidence adduced at trial indicated that on March 24,1994, Appellant assaulted his former girlfriend, who *159is the mother of his child. He punched her with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Bobby G. SealeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. O'SEAROSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. GriscavageSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Moody, K.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. MutzabaughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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