Legal Opinion · Dissent

Commonwealth v. Askin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 14, 1983No. 1931Published

1DissentJohnson, Judge

I most respectfully dissent. The majority affirms Appellant’s judgment of sentence on convictions for eleven counts of forgery1 and one count of criminal conspiracy.2 Although I agree with the majority that the trial court did not err in permitting the introduction of evidence of other criminal activity, I disagree with their determination on the issue of the statute of limitations for conspiracy.

The majority disposes of Appellant’s first issue by determining that the statute of limitations for criminal conspiracy is not two years, but that criminal conspiracy carries with it the limitations…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KirkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  2. Commonwealth v. VolkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. EacklesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. HawkinsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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