Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Adams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1986No. 446PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROWLEY, Judge:

Appellant, Geoffrey Adams, was charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful restraint, simple assault and corrupting the morals of a minor at Infor mation No. 8410604A, and reckless endangerment of another person in a second Information at No. 8412545A. After the jury was empaneled at appellant’s first trial, the charges were dismissed on appellant’s motion. Upon reconsideration by the trial judge, the order of dismissal was rescinded and the charges were reinstated. Appellant’s subsequent motions to reverse the order reinstating the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MicklosSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. People v. GraceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. WallaceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. TheodorouCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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