Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Frattarola
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1984No. 347PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WICKERSHAM, Judge:
In the action underlying this appeal by Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable, Inc. and Central States Publishing, Inc. (hereinafter, “the media”), the defendants, several of whom were public officials and prominent politicians, were charged, inter alia, with illegally interfering with a Delaware County primary election in May of 1981. At the preliminary hearing, the chief Commonwealth witness, Richard T. Burke, testified extensively as to the content of conversations he had had with several of the defendants. Many of these conversations had been…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gelbard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Larry Starks, in No. 74-1966 Appeal of Alonzo Robinson, in No. 74-1947. Appeal of Donald Everett Abney, in No. 74-1967Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Larry KnohlCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McDermottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Katz v. KatzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. MartinezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth ex rel. District Attorney of Blair CountySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. LongSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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