Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 1987No. 170 E.D. Appeal Docket 1985PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
This is an appeal by allowance1 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Appellant) from the May 10, 1985, Order of *127the Superior Court vacating Appellee’s three sentences for criminal attempt (murder of the first degree), and one sentence for arson endangering persons, and remanding the case to the trial court for resentencing on the arson conviction.
Appellee, Michael Robert Williams, was convicted of arson endangering persons,2 arson endangering property,3 burglary,4 theft by unlawful taking,5 theft by receiving stolen property,6 criminal conspiracy,7 and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Commonwealth v. WalkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GlassSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Commonwealth v. JermynSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. PiggSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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