Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wimberly
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 1979No. 57 and 91PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*171OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
This appeal by the Commonwealth results from an order in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia granting a demurrer to the evidence on all charges filed against Christine Wimberly, the appellee.
Appellee was arrested on September 16, 1977, and was charged with murder,1 involuntary manslaughter and possessing instruments of crime. Appellee filed a motion to suppress certain physical evidence plus a written statement, but the motion was denied. Appellee’s nonjury trial commenced on January 18, 1978. At the conclusion of the Commonwealth’s case, the court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. OppenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Commonwealth v. DuncanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ZollerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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- Commonwealth v. SmalisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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