Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Minifield

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 19, 1973No. Appeals, 847 to 849PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant was tried before the Honorable Fred W. Davis 1 and a jury and found guilty of sodomy, aggravated robbery and burglary. From the judgments of sentence, this appeal was taken.

Appellant contends that he is entitled to a new trial for the folloAving reasons: (1) the court below erred in not suppressing the victim’s line-up and in-court identifications: (2) he was denied a fair trial because he was not provided a transcript of testimony of the preliminary hearing; and (3) he Avas denied the right to counsel of his choice by the refusal of the court to grant a…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GelormoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. HamptonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. RossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. AndrewsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. AtkinsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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