Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Broaden

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 3, 2009No. 1549 WDA 2008PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

FREEDBERG, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County after Appellant, Richard Broaden, Jr., pleaded guilty to a myriad of charges. We affirm.

¶ 2 On June 20, 2006, Appellant led police on a high speed chase, in the process forcing several cars off the road. Because of the danger that Appellant was causing to other drivers, the police slowed down and backed off the chase. Shortly thereafter, Appellant caused a multi-vehicle accident resulting in serious injuries to two victims. Appellant was arrested and charged with…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ForbesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. FlanaganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. YagerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. HodgesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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3Cited by94 opinions

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  4. Commonwealth v. CarrasquilloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Commonwealth v. GarciaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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