Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gibbons
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 30, 2001No. 24, 26 E.D. Appeal Docket 2000PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*27 OPINION
Justice NIGRO.
In this appeal, Appellants Edward and Clare Gibbons argue that it was improper for the trial court to consider the Commonwealth’s appeal of a municipal court order granting a judgment of acquittal. We agree, and therefore reverse.
Appellants were charged with reckless endangerment of another person,1 simple assault,2 and criminal conspiracy3 as a result of an altercation they had with their neighbors on December 27, 1997. During Appellants’ bench trial in municipal court, the Commonwealth presented the testimony of three witnesses. Two of the witnesses testified that the…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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