Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harkins
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 1974No. 163PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANDERINO, Justice.
Appellant, James F. Harkins, was tried by a jury and convicted of prison breach. Post-verdict motions were denied and he was sentenced to prison for not less than two nor more than four years. On appeal, the Superior Court was evenly divided and the judgment of sentence therefore remained in effect. Commonwealth v. Harkins, 222 Pa.Super. 104, 295 A.2d 118 (1972). We granted appellant’s petition for allowance of appeal.
Appellant first contends that he was prejudiced when a prospective juror, in the presence of other prospective jurors who later served on…
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