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Commonwealth v. Berrigan

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 22, 1985No. 102 E.D. Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Appellant) appeals Superior Court’s reversal of the judgments of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Criminal Division, at No. 2647-80. Appellees were convicted by a jury on charges of burglary,1 criminal mischief,2 and criminal conspiracy,3 for their September 9, 1981, trespass into a General Electric plant in King of Prussia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Appellees admitted entering the plant, destroying missile components with hammers, pouring human blood on the premises, and causing some…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Cox v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PhillipsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. State v. AverWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. JordanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. State v. LemonsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998

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