Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mervin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 23, 1979No. 154PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*501VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Appeal is taken from an Order denying relief sought pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act. Act of 1966, January 25, P.L. 1580, 19 P.S. 1180-1 et seq. Relevant facts are that appellant, employed as an undercover agent by the West Chester Police Department, was charged with subornation of perjury and conspiracy as a result of investigations of circumstances surrounding a 1970 trial of Mervin for various assault charges. The 1970 trial resulted in an acquittal, but the December, 1972, trial for subornation of perjury and conspiracy ended with convictions. We affirmed…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SheehanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. MervinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. RunkleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FioreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. SanabriaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. FioreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. MervinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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