Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Nesbitt

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 29, 1980No. 1160PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that (1) the lower court erred in denigrating the credibility of a defense witness; (2) the lower court erred in excluding extrinsic evidence offered to prove prior inconsistent statements of Commonwealth witnesses; (3) the lower court erred in failing to give a missing witness charge; and (4) comments made by the prosecutor during closing argument to the jury were improper and deprived him of a fair trial. 1 We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of sentence.

On April 12, 1977, appellant was arrested and charged with conspiracy and four counts of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. GravelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. SimonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GwaltneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. HammSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. BooneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. PlusquellicSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. TabronSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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