Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1992No. 3688PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County denying the appellant’s motion to dismiss the criminal information on the grounds of double jeopardy. We affirm.
On February 6, 1991, Appellant Clifford Joseph Johnson (Johnson) was charged with indecent assault1 and corruption of minors.2 These charges stemmed from Johnson’s alleged sexual assault of a nine year old girl. During a jury trial, the Honorable James J. Walsh presiding, the assistant district attorney attempted to elicit testimony from the victim regarding a threat allegedly…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. StarksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Ex Parte WashingtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Com. v. Anderson, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Ex Parte Kenneth J. Washington, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2005
- Ex Parte Kenneth J. Washington, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2005
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