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Commonwealth v. Williams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 7, 1989No. 48 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1988PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is a Commonwealth appeal by allowance on the question of when convictions of separate crimes merge, for sentencing purposes, because they arise from the same criminal act.

The appellee in this case, Leon Williams, pled guilty to aggravated assault, criminal attempt at robbery and unlawful restraint. These charges arose from an incident on May 30, 1986 in which Williams attacked a 61-year-old woman who was walking her dog, Williams grabbed the victim from behind, choked her and threw her to the ground, beat her, and attempted to rob her. When the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. RichardsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Breakiron v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. BreakironSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. WeaklandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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