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Commonwealth v. Morris

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 15, 1986No. 61 E.D. Appeal Docket 1986PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented for our consideration is whether a single, unanswered question alluding to alleged unrelated criminal activity1 warrants the granting of a new trial despite the fact that an immediate cautionary instruction and a proper direction in the charge was given to the jury.

On May 6, 1983, at approximately 1:30 a.m. Allan Joseph Nowicki was shot, in the back, with a .38 caliber handgun at his residence in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania. Stephen Quintín Morris (appellee) was arrested on May 13, 1983 and charged with attempted homicide, aggravated…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. PetersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. ClaypoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Commonwealth v. TilleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. CountermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. ZookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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