Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Pressel

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 22, 1961No. Appeal, 40PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Ervin, j.,'. The defendant, Francis Pressel, was tried and convicted on the charges of burglary and larceny. Follow;ing the dismissal, of motions for a new trial and in ar- - rest of judgment an appeal was taken. The appeal was quashed, it being interlocutory because it was taken before the imposition of sentence. Sentence was then imposed and the present appeal was taken. .

The appellant presented the following point for charge: “You are instructed that the Commonwealth relies heavily on the testimony of Ervin Billet and Jack Treadway, who are accomplices, since they allegédly…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BonomoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Commonwealth v. ColandroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  3. Commonwealth v. FINKELSTEINSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Commonwealth v. StefanowiczSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FultonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. State v. VanceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. CookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. JONESSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. FawcettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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