Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Cassidy

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 3, 1993No. 03397PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*4BECK, Judge:

The issue we decide, inter alia, is whether the well-settled rule that inconsistent verdicts are not grounds for reversal of conviction applies where, in a single trial, a defendant is convicted of corrupt organization, yet acquitted on all of the predicate offenses underlying the corrupt organization charge. We hold that the rule is applicable and that the inherent inconsistency of such verdicts does not render them invalid. Consequently, and because we find no merit to appellant’s other contentions, we affirm the judgment of sentence. The facts are as follows. Appellant, Daniel…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. INF, Ltd. v. Spectro Alloys Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. PradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. O'BlackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. LarsenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Kituskie v. CorbmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. MaglioccoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. JacobsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API