Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Zellner

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 13, 1979No. 202PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

This appeal arises from denial in the court below of appellant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment following conviction by a jury of indecent assault1 and corruption of a minor.2 Appellant raises three contentions on appeal: (1) that he is entitled to a new trial because a Commonwealth witness made reference to his election to remain silent at the time of his arrest; (2) that the court erred in refusing to charge the jury that it must acquit appellant if it found he could have reasonably believed the victim to be over eighteen years of age; and (3) that the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. HaidemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Hubert Junior Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Commonwealth v. MaloneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. StaffordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MummaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. GburSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. AnderjackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. MelvinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. SchillingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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