Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Soudani
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 28, 1960No. Appeal, 246PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
Per Curiam,
Appellant, Sami H. Soudani, was found guilty in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Clearfield County and sentenced to iy2 to 3 years on a charge of aggravated assault and battery (misdemeanor) and sentenced to Sy2 to 7 years on a charge of assault with intent to kill (felony), both sentences to run concurrently. In addition, a fine of $1,000 was imposed on the second count. Both judgments of sentence and fine were affirmed by the Superior Court. Since both charges arise out of the same transaction, differing merely in degree, 1 only one penalty can be imposed after conviction…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ComberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shaddock v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Commonwealth v. McCuskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Commonwealth v. McCUSKERSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Commonwealth v. KomatowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GarciaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- United States of America Ex Rel. Carl G. Gerchman v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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