Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Weaver

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1987No. 19PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, President Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Appellant Lawrence Weaver was convicted of robbery, aggravated *196assault, and possession of an instrument of crime. We affirm.

Appellant raises two issues for review: (1) was trial counsel ineffective in failing to file a written motion to dismiss the charges against appellant pursuant to Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100(f); and (2) did the trial court err in denying appellant’s motion to dismiss the charges pursuant to Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100(f).

Because of our disposition of this matter we…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LohrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. HammSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. BullingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. WrotenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GroffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. CorbinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Com. v. Snyder, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Commonwealth v. Kane, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County2008

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