Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Miranda

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 12, 1982No. 407PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant, William Miranda, was convicted of one count of attempted murder, 1 two counts of aggravated assault 2 , and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. 3 Post-trial motions were filed and dismissed. Appellant was then sentenced to serve concurrent terms of imprisonment of five to ten years, two to five years and one to three years, respectively. No petition to reconsider the sentence was filed and no direct appeal was perfected. Appellant’s trial counsel subsequently petitioned the Superior Court for permission to file an appeal nunc pro tunc; we…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by64 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth v. StockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. HoymanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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