Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Person
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 25, 1989No. 1189Published
1Opinion of the Court
385 Pa. Superior Ct. 197 (1989)
560 A.2d 761
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,
v.
William Charles PERSON, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued October 12, 1988.
Filed April 25, 1989.
Reargument Denied July 7, 1989.
Patricia E. Coonahan, Assistant District Attorney, Cheltenham, for Com., appellant.
Andrew F. Schneider, Bensalem, for appellee.
Before ROWLEY, WIEAND and BECK, JJ.
WIEAND, Judge:
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Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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