Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Presogna

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 11, 1973No. Appeal, No. 321PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

The sole issue in this appeal is whether an appellant is entitled to credit for time served on a reversed conviction toward a sentence he is serving on an unrelated charge.

In November, 1971, appellant was found guilty by a jury on a charge of assault and battery. He filed an appeal to this Court, and we reversed, holding that the trial court had erred when it excluded evidence of self-defense on the grounds that the situation did not in*486volve “a threat of death or serious bodily harm.” Commonwealth v. Presogna, 221 Pa. Superior Ct. 431, 435, 292 A. 2d 476, 478 (1972).…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Bleecher v. RundleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Accobacco v. BurkeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Tyson v. DaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Rogers v. HarrisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Commonwealth v. PresognaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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