Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 6, 2008No. 2668 Eastern District Appeal 2005PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.:
¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered August 18, 2005 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing its case against William Smith (“Smith”). Smith was charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief, fleeing police officers, possession of an instrument of crime, recklessly endangering another person, and simple assault 1 based upon an incident which occurred on August 21, 2004.
¶2 After multiple delays, Smith’s trial was listed for July 26, 2005. On that date, the Commonwealth asked the court for a continuance to obtain additional…
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- Commonwealth v. LordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. CastilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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