Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Walton
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 14, 1991No. 1983PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
This appeal is from an order denying a pre-trial motion to dismiss a prosecution for making a false report to law enforcement authorities on grounds that prosecution was barred by principles of double jeopardy and the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 110. We find no merit in either of these contentions and affirm the order of the trial court.
On August 1,1987, at or about 11:30 p.m., George Walton was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm. He was still in custody on the following morning when he made a complaint that the arresting officer had stolen from him six bags of cocaine,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
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