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Commonwealth v. Waters

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 15, 1980No. 207; 892PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

This involves two appeals stemming from the prosecution of Gary D. Waters on several charges following a criminal episode in Lycoming County. One appeal has been filed by Waters, and the other by the Commonwealth. To clarify the issues, we detail the background garnered from the record.

On April 13, 1976, Waters and Paul Allen agreed to commit armed robberies in the central Pennsylvania area. The two had recently returned to their joint home in East Berlin, Pennsylvania,1 from Las Vegas where they had lost most of their money in an attempt to implement Allen’s…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jeffers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Wiegand v. WiegandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LambertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. BachertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. RoaneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. People v. PulidoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. OldsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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