Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Olavage

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 2, 2006PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

McCAFFERY, J.

¶ 1 Appellant, Kirk Olavage, appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed following his conviction in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas on one count of bringing contraband into a prison2 and one count of possessing contraband in a prison.3 Specifically, Appellant asks us to determine whether the trial court acted properly in finding that the Commonwealth had not abused its prose-cutorial discretion in charging Appellant with bringing contraband into a correctional facility, and whether the trial court acted properly in sentencing Appellant to a mandatory prison…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. LutesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. MulhollandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. United States v. John R. TorquatoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. Com. v. Sandoval, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. Com. v. Arnold, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  4. Com. v. Sandoval, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  5. Com. v. Boardman, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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