Commonwealth v. Goldhammer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
In the instant matter the Commonwealth appeals an order of the Superior Court in which thirty-four (34) of appellee’s fifty-six (56) theft convictions were reversed on the ground that they were barred by a two-year statute of limitations. 42 Pa.C.S. § 5552(a). 322 Pa.Super. 242, 469 A.2d 601. The Commonwealth’s primary argument is that the statute of limitations was tolled when it alleged in the information that the offense contained as a material element either fraud or breach of fiduciary obligation thereby constituting an exception under 42 Pa.C.S. § 5552(c)(1).…
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- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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