Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tabb
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1980No. 311PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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NIX, Justice.
The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the Commonwealth may now try appellant for murder of the first or second degree after the Supreme Court awarded a new trial, having reversed the judgment of sentence for murder of the third degree because of a failure during the guilty plea colloquy to adequately advise appellant of the elements of the crimes of which he was charged as required under Commonwealth v. Ingram.1
On January 16, 1975, appellant Tabb was indicted on charges of murder, robbery, criminal conspiracy and possession of an instrument of crime arising…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Peterson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Commonwealth v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. RyanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SmalisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- McClure v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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