Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dickens
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 27, 1984No. 1969, 1970PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
On April 18, 1979, Charles Dickens was sentenced to serve IIV2 to 23 months in prison for voluntary manslaughter and was placed on probation for a consecutive period of five years for possession of an instrument of crime. He was granted early parole on November 14, 1979. On March 19, 19,80, while still on parole, Dickens was arrested and charged with assault, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child arising out of an incident of child abuse. He was convicted following trial on October 27, 1981. Post-trial motions were denied, and sentence was…
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