Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hoffman

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 12, 1991No. 00421PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of sentence following appellant’s bench trial conviction of two counts of harassment and one count of disorderly conduct. Post-trial motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to pay a fine of $600.00 plus court costs.

On appeal, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the criminal information. Appellant claims that the information did not include the harassment or disorderly conduct charges, thereby depriving the trial court of jurisdiction. Appellant also asserts that the lack of formal notice in the information of the summary offense…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. LittleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. KomatowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Commonwealth v. LongoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HatchinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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  4. Com. v. Hammett, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. In Re: Order Amending Rules 113.1, 206, 403, 504, 560 & 575 and Revising Comments to Rules 420, 513 & 578 of PA Rules of Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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