Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Zoller

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 7, 1984No. 1129PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge:

Appellant was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, 1 simple assault, 2 recklessly endangering another person, 3 and criminal conspiracy. 4 Trial was conducted, without a jury, before Judge Frank E. Reed. At the close of the prosecution’s case, defense counsel’s demurrer was sustained as to all counts. The Commonwealth here appeals from the order sustaining such demurrer.

“The test to be applied in ruling on a demurrer is whether, accepting as true all of the prosecution’s evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom, it is sufficient to support a finding by the fact…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HernandezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Borough of West Chester v. LalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. WimberlySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. BradleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. LeachSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Smalis v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. ZollerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. OrlowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. SmalisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Com. v. ZollerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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