Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pinney
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1977No. 50PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANDERINO, Justice.
On December 14,1972, appellant, Alfred Pinney, was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and found guilty of possession of narcotics and dangerous drugs, placed on one year’s probation, and ordered to pay the costs of his prosecution. Appellant’s post-verdict motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied. The Superior Court, one judge dissenting, affirmed appellant’s conviction. Commonwealth v. Pinney, 236 Pa.Super. 309, 344 A.2d 596 (1975).
Appellant contends here, as he did in the Superior Court, that his conviction should be reversed…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TrengeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. GrahamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. PowersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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