Commonwealth v. Davis
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge:
In 1973, Beverly Roberts filed a complaint charging appellee with fornication and bastardy. 1 After a preliminary hearing these charges were dismissed for failure to prove a prima facie case. On January 24,1975, complainant charged appellee with neglect to support an illegitimate child. 2 Appellee waived a preliminary hearing and was indicted on April 23, 1975.
Prior to trial, upon oral motion, appellee entered a plea of autrefois acquit, 3 averring that, in the 1973 proceeding, appellee had been charged with, and acquitted of, essentially the same offense. After a hearing, the…
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Commonwealth v. RaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
- Commonwealth v. DerenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. DincelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. ShenkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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