Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Schultz

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 9, 1984No. 980PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This appeal is undertaken from the judgment of sentence imposed after appellant was convicted by a jury and sentenced to serve a term of not less than four months nor more than two years for recklessly endangering another person and a similar and concurrent term for simple assault. 1 We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was charged with recklessly endangering another and simple assault after he was arrested for pointing a shotgun at his neighbor. This incident followed a heated exchange over a boundary dispute concerning their adjacent properties.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. SampsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. ClearySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  5. Commonwealth v. PaddenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WoodSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. CarterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Commonwealth v. NeelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Com. v. Durrett King, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. BelmonteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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