Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mason
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 29, 1984No. 175PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTEMURO, Judge:
Gerald Joseph Mason was convicted by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County of burglary 1 and criminal mischief. 2 Following the denial of timely post-trial motions, he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than six (6) years, nor more than twenty (20) years on the burglary conviction. For his conviction of the crime of criminal mischief, he received a sentence of three (3) years probation. He was also ordered to pay the costs of prosecution and to make restitution. This appeal followed.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. GarvinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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