Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Fleming

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 3, 1984No. 595PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the Order 1 of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County sentencing the appellant, Thomas J. Fleming, to a term of 10 to 20 years for robbery. We affirm.

Because of the unusual nature of the case at bar, a detailed accounting is necessary to appreciate the ruling entered herein. Following the issuance of a warrant for the appellant and his subsequent arrest as a result thereof, a preliminary hearing was conducted before District Justice Sophie Hogan on May 13, 1980. On the face of the sheet (captioned “Docket Transcript”) filed with the Court of Common…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. SimpsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WillisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. State v. SayreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. AdamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. NealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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