Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Meachum

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 12, 1998PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEVENS, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County following Appellant’s conviction on the charges of robbery, theft, and making terroristic threats. Appellant contends (1) the suppression court should have suppressed the statements he made to the police, (2) the victim’s pre-arrest identification was obtained in an overly suggestive fashion, and (3) the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. We affirm.

Appellant’s first contention is that the suppression court should have suppressed the statements he made to the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. BusseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MoyeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. CameronSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Commonwealth v. BruceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. PalagoniaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. In the Interest of K.A.T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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