Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hude

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 12, 1978No. 358PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court improperly permitted the introduction of evidence of crimes unrelated to those listed in the indictments. We agree and, therefore, would grant appellant a new trial.1

On March 7, 1975, appellant was arrested on multiple charges of possessing and delivering marijuana.2 The indict*441ments filed by the Commonwealth specified that appellant sold drugs to a high school student on a number of designated occasions ranging from about November 30, 1974, to about January 1, 1975. At a jury trial on September 19 and 21, 1975, the Commonwealth’s primary…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. WableSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  3. Commonwealth v. PetersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. BurdellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. Commonwealth v. UlatoskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HudeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. HudeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. ThompsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Commonwealth v. BondSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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