Commonwealth v. Dooley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
John Dooley waived the right to be represented by an attorney at trial and elected to represent himself. A jury found him guilty on three counts of robbery 1 and on one count of theft. 2 On direct appeal from the judgment of sentence, Dooley argues (1) that the verdicts were against the weight of the evidence; (2) that his waiver of the right to be represented by counsel at trial was not knowingly and intelligently made; (3) that a pre-trial lineup was unfairly prejudicial; (4) that the trial court erred in failing to declare a mistrial (a) when members of the jury observed him…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. LockhartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. LloydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. RozplochiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- State v. LarkinCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1993
- Commonwealth v. NealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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