Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nelson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 1974No. Appeals, 1768 and 1788PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Cercone, J.,
Caesar Nelson, together with two co-defendants, Henry Dorsey and William Alexander, were charged and convicted in Philadelphia’s Municipal Court of bribing and conspiring to bribe members of the vice squad of the Philadelphia Police Department, specifically, police officer Richard Byrd. The Commonwealth’s evidence tended to prove that on the morning of June 25, 1971, Officer Byrd was approached by Dorsey on a Philadelphia street. Dorsey gave Officer Byrd $10 and arranged for him to meet with Nelson at 9:00 P.M. that evening. The 9:00 P.M. meeting took place, at which…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
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