Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1979No. 139, 223PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The Court being equally divided the judgments of sentence remain in effect.
O’BRIEN, J., files an opinion in support of affirmance which is joined by EAGEN, C. J., and LARSEN, J. ROBERTS, J., files an opinion in support of reversal which is joined by MANDERINO, J. NIX, J., files an opinion in support of reversal which is joined by MANDERINO, J.
OPINION IN SUPPORT OF REVERSAL
ROBERTS, Justice.
The Opinion in Support of Affirmance holds that objections cannot be raised to a court’s charge given in response to a jury request during its deliberations for further instructions where…
3Cases cited12 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BlackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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4Cited by11 opinions
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