Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Atwell
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 18, 2001PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
¶ 1 Geoffrey Atwell appeals from the Judgment of Sentence imposed following his conviction for aggravated harassment by a prisoner. Atwell challenges the constitutionality of the Crimes Code provision under which he was convicted. Atwell also asserts that the trial judge failed to sequester witnesses as requested. For the following reasons, we affirm.
¶ 2 Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers accompanied Atwell from his residence, Adams County Prison, to the Office of District Justice. The troopers alleged that Atwell became disorderly en route and spat on the back of the head of one of the…
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