Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Graham

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 10, 1987No. 1392PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

Appellant takes this appeal from an order which denied his claim for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. Upon review, we find it necessary to reverse the order of the PCHA court and remand the case for a new trial due to the improper and prejudicial closing remarks made by the prosecutor at Appellant’s trial.1

As a result of evidence gathered when the police executed a search warrant at Appellant’s home, Appellant was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of LSD and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon, a sword cane. Charges were…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. ClemmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. CroninSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GrahamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. GrahamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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