Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Moss

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 20, 1988No. 110 E.D. Appeal Docket 1986PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

William Moss appeals by allowance a Superior Court order 351 Pa.Super. 637, 504 A.2d 363, affirming judgment of sentence imposed by Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on convictions of robbery (two counts), burglary, criminal conspiracy, possession of instrument of crime, and terroristic threats. At issue are the propriety of the decision to certify Moss for trial as an adult, the validity of the probable cause determination on which the arrest warrant was issued, and the admissibility of an inculpatory statement Moss gave to police.

The incident underlying the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. McCutchenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. RichmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. ChumleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by38 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. QuilesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Commonwealth v. DennisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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