Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Patterson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 12, 1978No. 915PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgments of sentence entered on jury verdicts of guilty on five counts. 1 The counts arose from three incidents, which we shall discuss separately.

I. Counts 1 and 4

On these counts appellant was convicted of hindering apprehension or prosecution, The Crimes Code, Act of Dec. 6, 1972, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 5105(a)(5), and theft by deception, id., 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3922(a)(3).

Appellant was an officer of the Williamsport Police Department; in August, 1973, he was captain of uniformed patrol; in February, 1974, he was inspector; in April, 1974, he…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FortuneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. RoscioliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. TreftzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. PetriskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. GalloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BullickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. MadisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. StoresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Patterson v. Reliance Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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