Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shaffer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 1972No. Appeals, Nos. 67 and 68PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On October 23, 1968, the residences of Edith N. Caroll and Wilhelmina Madden in Delaware County were broken into and ransacked. In each instance various pieces of valuable jewelry were stolen. Subsequently, Frank J. Crutchley, Joseph E. Shaffer, Michael P. Dougherty and John A. Shaffer were arrested and charged with committing these burglaries. The four were later jointly indicted in bills charging burglary of the two residences, larceny and receiving stolen goods, conspiracy and possession of burglary tools.
On June 30, 1969, Crutchley, Dougherty and Joseph E.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by209 opinions
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