Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Esposito

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 22, 1975No. Appeal, 641PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This appeal arises from the conviction, after a jury trial, of appellant, Catherine Esposito, of conspiracy. On this appeal appellant charges that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; (2) the court erred in permitting the Commonwealth to prove subsequent acts of the alleged co-conspirators prior to proving an unlawful agreement; (3) the court erred in admitting prejudicial and irrelevant testimony; (4) the court participated in the questioning as an advocate; and, (5) the court erred in refusing various points for charge proffered by appellant. All…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. YobbagySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. ArmbrusterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. AlbertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WeitkampSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. JordanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Commonwealth v. GardnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. PlusquellicSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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