Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Walls

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 13, 1982No. 312PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal by the appellant, Richard Walls, from the judgments of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County. We affirm in part and vacate in part.

On appeal, appellant raises issues concerning: 1) violation of his right to a speedy trial under Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100; and 2) the propriety of the sentences imposed by the court below.

In reviewing the legitimacy of the Rule 1100 claim, a recounting of the facts is necessary. On March 13, 1980, as a result of an incident at the Girard Bank in Bala-Cynwyd, Pa., a complaint was filed against the appellant…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MayfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Commonwealth v. WadeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. OlsenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. EbertsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HuntSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. FlynnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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