Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Danzy

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 24, 1975No. Appeal, 170PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in denying his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. 1

Appellant was found guilty of burglary and aggravated robbery by a jury on January 12, 1972. The conviction was based on an incident that occurred on April 8, 1970. Appellant and two co-felons entered a Philadelphia bar; they then held up and pistol whipped the patrons and the proprietor. Appellant was sentenced to 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment on each charge to run consecutively. Direct appeal was heard by our Court; judgment of sentence was affirmed.…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Commonwealth v. BurdellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YochamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. KnightSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. StarkesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. CorbinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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