Commonwealth v. Albright
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
Per Curiam,
The six judges who heard this appeal being equally divided, the judgment of sentence is affirmed.
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
In Support of Reversal :
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence following appellant’s conviction by a Lancaster County jury for being an accessory before the fact in an armed robbery.1
The principa] in the crime, John Price Getz, testified that he committed the robbery only after being “toreed” to do so by threats of personal harm made to him by the appellant, whom he feared. He testified further that appellant planned the robbery and provided Mm with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. KatchmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Powers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
- Commonwealth v. WellsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Finch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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