Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Danko

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 5, 1980No. 1058PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and was convicted of criminal solicitation 1 and prostitution. 2 Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to one year’s probation and a $2,500 fine for prostitution. 3 On this appeal appellant argues (1) that section 5902 of the Crimes Code is unconstitutional; (2) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions; and (3) that the lower court erred in not finding entrapment as a matter of law.

The facts were as follows. On May 31, 1978, Officer Donald L. Fredericks of the Pennsylvania State…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BonadioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fox v. SwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Lurie v. Republican AllianceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. TingleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SimsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. PottsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. TaylorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. McGuireSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. DodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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