Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jerry
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 1983No. 1192PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA)1 relief to appellant, Bernard Jerry.
On March 16, 1977, appellant was convicted by a judge, sitting without a jury, of possession of a controlled substance 2 and theft by receiving stolen property.3 Appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than nine months nor more than eighteen months. No post-verdict motion was filed, and no direct appeal was taken. We must remand for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
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2Cases cited30 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SamuelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. BradySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- In the Interest of ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. YergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Com. v. Coleman, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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