Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bruno

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 13, 1969No. Appeal, 274PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This case presents a fact situation identical in all material respects to that present in Commonwealth v. Allen, 212 Pa. Superior Ct. 314, 242 A. 2d 901 (1968).

Appellant was tried for aggravated assault and battery and assault with intent to ravish. At trial, the prosecutrix testified, over defense objection, that several days after she was attacked she had identified appellant as her assailant. This identification resulted from her viewing seven or eight photographs of different persons which the police displayed to her in her home.

Subsequently, the Commonwealth called…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Shaffner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1872
  2. Commonwealth v. TrowerySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  4. Commonwealth v. BurgerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Commonwealth. v. HossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. RoseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. HudeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. KeelerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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