Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Cotto

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County

Decided May 12, 1997No. nos. 1878 and 3167 of 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

ECKMAN, PJ.,

Defendant, Abraham Martinez Cotto, a juvenile and 15 years of age at the time of the offenses is charged as an adult with six counts of armed robbery1 and two counts of criminal conspiracy2 to commit armed robbery.

On April 23, 1996, defendant and two accomplices3 allegedly used a handgun to rob the owner, an employee *398and two customers of the Mane Magic Beauty Salon at 123 East Clay Street in Lancaster City. Detective Sergeant Kent L. Switzer of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police charged defendant with four counts of robbery and one count of criminal conspiracy on July 29, 1996.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Pioneer Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. DeWittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Masland v. BachmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Willcox v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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