Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rico

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 27, 1998No. 12 E.D. Appeal Docket 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

711 A.2d 990 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Joseph RICO, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 18, 1996.

Decided April 27, 1998.

Reargument Denied June 24, 1998.

Catherine Marshall, Marilyn F. Murray, Philadelphia, for Com.

Jack M. Myers, Philadelphia, for Joseph Rico.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

This is a discretionary appeal from an order of the Superior Court vacating the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and…

Also in this document: Concurrence · Cappy; Concurrence · Zappala; Concurrence · Castille; Dissent.

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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