Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Verdekal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 18, 1986No. 01259PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

William Verdekal, appellant, was found guilty of robbery and theft by unlawful taking following a jury trial. In his appeal, appellant presents six issues for appellate review: (1) whether the motion to supress appellant’s identification by the victims was properly denied; (2) whether the appellant was placed in double jeopardy when the court declared a mistrial and he was subsequently retried; (3) whether it was error to allow the jury to have certain physical evidence with them during their deliberations; (4) whether the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. United States v. CrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. QuilesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Commonwealth v. SattazahnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Commonwealth v. ManchasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. AkersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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