Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Casper
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1978No. 264PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POMEROY, Justice.
In this case we are asked to review an order of the Superior Court holding that the trial court abused its discretion in denying a pre-trial motion for a change of venue. 249 Pa.Super. 21, 375 A.2d 737 (1977). The Superior Court concluded that the pre-trial publicity in the case at bar was “extreme and extensive,” 249 Pa. Super. at 24, 375 A.2d at 739, and that the defendant’s status as the chairman of a local political party committee, together with the nature of the charges, made a fair trial impossible and required that prejudice be presumed. The court further held…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by122 opinions
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