Commonwealth v. Wojdak
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.*
These are appeals of the Commonwealth, by allowance, from orders of the Superior Court, 270 Pa.Super. 554, 411 A.2d 1224, affirming orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia which dismissed the criminal charges filed against appellee Francis J. Lynch, a state senator, and appellee Stephen R. Wojdak, a former state representative. The charges, which include bribery in official and political matters, attempted theft by extortion, attempted theft by deception, speculating or wagering on official action or information (attempted and actual), official oppression, and…
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2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. FarquharsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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