Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McFarland

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 3, 1982No. 790PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This appeal is from judgment of sentence for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, simple and aggravated assault, and indecent assault. Appellant was found guilty by a judge sitting without a jury. His counsel filed a post-verdict motion assigning no error but “reserving] the right to make allegations in support of post-verdict relief after reviewing the trial transcript.” When the post-verdict motion was listed for argument, counsel told the court that he had reviewed the trial transcript and could make no allegations in support of any post-verdict relief. The court thereupon…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. TwiggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Charles Earl Brubaker v. Fred R. Dickson, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  5. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. SantanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. PayneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. GarvinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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