Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bestwick
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 30, 1980No. 56PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
Appellant, Jack Bestwick, was convicted by a jury of macing. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and a prison term of three months to one year. The Superior Court affirmed by an equally divided court. Commonwealth v. Bestwick, 262 Pa.Super. 558, 396 A.2d 1311 (1978). We granted appellant’s petition for allowance of appeal.
Appellant’s conviction was based on the testimony of Philip Hoobler. Since 1969 or 1970, Hoobler had leased his truck to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in Mercer County during…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McNair's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Hawkins v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Johnson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- People v. GarzaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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- Commonwealth v. IacinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SkaricaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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