Commonwealth v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
We must determine in this appeal whether the following summation to a jury, followed by a cautionary instruction, constitutes incurable prosecutorial misconduct which requires a new trial:
MR. ZEGLEN: They have been found guilty in any event. However, I cannot pick and choose my witnesses. Sure, I would like to have law-abiding citizens as witnesses. The problem is that crimes usually aren’t committed in front of law-abiding citizens. It is other criminals who see crimes committed. They are the ones who see the crimes. Robert Ahlborn and Scott Dunn, they…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SimonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. MeyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Commonwealth v. PotterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BronshteinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. DennisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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