Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Spiegel

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 25, 1983No. 2614PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, Judge:

We here consider an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed after appellant was convicted by a jury of robbery, theft, possession of instruments of crime and conspiracy and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from six to twelve years. We affirm.

The conviction of appellant arose out of an incident which occurred when appellant and his co-defendant, Richard Whittall, broke into a Bucks County apartment, occupied by a husband and wife, by prying open the door with a screwdriver. The robbers threatened both victims verbally while pointing a shotgun at them, bound their hands…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. WableSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Commonwealth v. PetersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. UlatoskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. VanderlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. SampleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. BruceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. LeatherburySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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