Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Boyd

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 17, 1990No. 00075PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, Ronald William Boyd, was convicted by a jury of escape, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, and simple assault. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to one (1) to seven (7) years imprisonment and a consecutive term of five (5) years probation. This direct appeal followed. We affirm.

Appellant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether all charges should have been dismissed because appellant’s Sixth Amendment rights had been violated; (2) whether the charges should have been dismissed because appellant’s Fourth Amendment rights had been violated; and (3)…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. LevyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. GoldblumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. United States of America in No. 83-5233 v. Anthony J. Costanzo. Appeal of Anthony J. Costanzo in Nos. 82-5767, 83-5341/42Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KimbroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. DeBlasio v. PignoliCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Bush v. VeachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. Bush v. VeachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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