Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 1983No. 947PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant, Joel C. Johnson, takes this appeal from his conviction on numerous traffic violations. Appellant’s principal argument is that these convictions violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We find appellant’s position to have merit, and we reverse those convictions set forth more specifically below which were entered contra to this constitutional provision. However, regarding the remainder of appellant’s convictions, we must remand for further hearings because the record does not contain all the relevant facts…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Office of the Disciplinary Counsel v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ColesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. PerfettoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Commonwealth v. PaysonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. LabelleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. NelsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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