Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Allshouse

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 29, 2009No. 55 WAP 2008PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*66 OPINION

Justice TODD.

Ricky Lee Allshouse, Jr. appeals the April 18, 2007 order of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, which affirmed the judgment of sentence imposed by the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas following his convictions of simple assault1 and endangering the welfare of a child.2 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On May 20, 2004, Appellant and M.R. (“Mother”) were arguing in the home they shared with their three children. Appellant was shouting from the living room, and Mother was in the kitchen. The couple’s 7-month-old twin sons, J.A. and M.A., were in a playpen in…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  5. Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FearsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. BriggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. AllshouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. MoserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. Commonwealth v. GarzoneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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