Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Trignani

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 19, 1984No. 01856PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TAMILIA, Judge:

Anthony Trignani, the appellant, was charged with criminal solicitation 1 to commit first degree murder and criminal attempt 2 after a series of recorded conversations, taking place between May 28 and June 3, 1981, indicated that the appellant attempted to persuade William Hill, a federal informant, to murder Anthony Sanutti. Appellant’s pre-trial motion to suppress this evidence was denied by the lower court. On January 8, 1982, the appellant was convicted by a jury of the above charges. Post-trial motions were filed and an Order denying the motions was entered on March…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. On Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. United States v. LanzaSupreme Court of the United States · 1922

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3Cited by32 opinions

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  4. Commonwealth v. DotySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. Choi Chun LamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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