Commonwealth v. Van Wright
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant contends that the lower court erred in refusing to read his requested instruction on the issue of alibi. 1 We agree and, therefore, vacate the judgment of sentence and grant appellant a new trial.
On March 12, 1975, Philadelphia police arrested and charged appellant and another man with robbery 2 and criminal conspiracy. 3 Appellant and his co-defendant were tried before a jury from January 13, 1976, through January 20, 1976. At trial, the complaining witness testified to the following version of events. On March 12, 1975, he went to a drug rehabilitation center at 3rd…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BonomoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth v. NewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Commonwealth v. WhitingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- United States v. Edward George BoozCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PoundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FromalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- State v. PhamSupreme Court of Kansas · 1984
- Commonwealth v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Commonwealth v. BrunnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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