Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jones

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 7, 1979No. 1451PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that: 1) the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict; and 2) trial counsel was ineffective because he: a) was burdened by a conflict of interest caused by his representation of both appellant and a co-defendant; b) failed to object to a defective pretrial colloquy in which appellant waived the right to separate counsel; c) failed to object to a defective colloquy in which appellant waived his right to trial by jury; and d) failed to object that appellant was convicted and sentenced illegally for two inchoate crimes. We agree that counsel was…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. GardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. WestbrookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DantzlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. MathisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. GumpertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. TodtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. GolinskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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