Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Miller

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 10, 1980No. 266, Special Transfer Docket 1979PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CERCONE, President Judge:

This appeal arises following a jury trial, from James Miller’s conviction for murder of the second degree, robbery, conspiracy and possession of instruments of a crime. Having been sentenced to life in prison for the murder and a concurrent ten to twenty year term for the robbery, Miller appealed to the Supreme Court, which transferred the appeal to this court for disposition. The panel which heard this appeal originally agreed with appellant’s contention that the entire District Attorney’s Office of Lehigh County should have been disqualified from prosecuting…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Whitling v. RussellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Commonwealth v. ViaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. State v. LatigueArizona Supreme Court · 1972
  5. State v. BellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WillisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. State v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. BoringSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. ReganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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