Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Colpo

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 14, 1987No. 1574PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

The Appellant in this case was charged with one count of arson endangering persons and one count of arson endangering property following a fire which occurred in his home. He was tried by a jury and convicted of both charges. This appeal followed.

The first issue raised by Mr. Colpo is that the trial court erred in denying his pre-trial motions concerning a search warrant and his right to a speedy trial. To be preserved for appellate review an issue must be raised in post-trial motions, and these motions must be filed within ten days of the verdict. Commonwealth v. Gravely, 486…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. GravelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. LawtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. LynchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. BoylesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Com. v. Calipo, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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