Legal Opinion

Matter of Smith

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 20, 1990No. 02696PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*42CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This appeal arises from a dispositional order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, entered after appellant had been adjudicated delinquent on charges of aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and violation of the Uniform Firearms Act.

The charges arose from an incident during which Perry Stewart was shot in the leg while attempting to intervene in a disturbance between several individuals outside his home. Stewart was taken to the hospital where, some hours later, the police brought appellant for identification. Stewart recognized appellant…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. McElrath v. CommonwealthSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. In the Interest of R.N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. In the Interest of A.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. In the Interest of D.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. In the Interest of SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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