Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Berrigan

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 3, 1987No. 1959PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

This appeal is on remand from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which reversed the Superior Court’s grant of a new trial and directed the Superior Court to consider appellants’ remaining allegations of error. Appellants continue to assert that the trial judge erred by improperly conducting voir dire, excluding relevant evidence, incorrectly charging the jury, communicating with the jury outside the presence of the parties, denying motions to recuse, and imposing invalid sentences.

After careful consideration of the issues, we conclude that appellants are not entitled to a new trial.…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. ColsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. DarushSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Harmotta v. BenderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. GriffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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