Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Stortecky

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 22, 1975No. Appeal, 462PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Van der Voort, J.,

Appeal is taken to this Court from judgment of sentence rendered upon convictions by a jury for the crimes of resisting arrest1 and aggravated assault.2 Factually, it appears that police officers were summoned when appellant became loud and abusive while attending a party held in the Lithuanian Hall on the South Side where a substantial group of people had gathered to play bingo. When the police arrived, Officer Leonard attempted to find out from appellant what the problem was. Appellant kept shouting and hollering about the “m - f - niggers, that they should be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Deming v. OsinskiOhio Court of Appeals · 1969

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BiaginiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. WhitnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. BartmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. KarlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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