Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lawton

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 16, 1979No. 507PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

The instant appeal is from appellant’s sentence on the charges of recklessly endangering another1 and simple assault.2 Post-trial motions were denied and appellant now asserts three assignments of error in the trial court: (1) that he was improperly tried in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and should have been tried in the Philadelphia Municipal Court; (2) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2705 for recklessly endangering another; and (3) that under the facts of this case, the offenses of reckless endangerment and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Commonwealth v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. WalkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. StanleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. ManginiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. BoernerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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