Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cooke
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 4, 1985No. 2431PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant contends that (1) the lower court erred in denying his motion for a change of venue and a mistrial, (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for attempted robbery and conspiracy, and (3) the mandatory sentence imposed upon him pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9712 was unconstitutional. We vacate the judgment of sentence in part.
On June 12, 1982, appellant and Robert Dixon were arrested and charged with attempted robbery and conspiracy. Appellant filed a pre-trial motion for change of venue which was denied on September 17, 1982. Following a November 15,…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KichlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- State v. Des MaretsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Commonwealth v. MikulanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- State v. FreemanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
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3Cited by48 opinions
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