Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Spano

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, we are called upon to determine whether the trial court properly directed that appellant be removed from the elected office of constable of the Borough of Darby following his conviction of indecent assault. 1 We affirm the judgment of sentence imposed for appellant’s indecent assault conviction; however, we hold that pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 722, we are without subject-matter jurisdiction to review appellant’s appeal from the trial court’s order removing appellant from public office. Therefore, we transfer this portion of the case to the Supreme…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Clay v. Advanced Computer Applications, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. OhleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. ProsdocimoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. LaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MatroniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. LarsenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Commonwealth v. SpanoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. In re Petition to Remove Constable VisoskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. MatroniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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