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Com. v. Harris

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
May 16, 1978
386 A.2d 600 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)

Opinion

Submitted November 16, 1977.

Decided May 16, 1978.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Allegheny County, at No. CC 7505589A; O'Brien, Judge.

John H. Corbett, Jr., and Lester G. Nauhaus, Asst. Public Defenders, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert E. Colville, District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.


The six Judges who decided this case being equally divided, the judgment of sentence is affirmed.

JACOBS, President Judge, and SPAETH, J., dissent.

HOFFMAN, J., dissents because the Commonwealth improperly used prior convictions to attack appellant's credibility. See Commonwealth v. Moore, 246 Pa. Super. 163, 369 A.2d 862 (1977).

WATKINS, former President Judge, did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.


Summaries of

Com. v. Harris

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
May 16, 1978
386 A.2d 600 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)
Case details for

Com. v. Harris

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Jerome HARRIS, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 16, 1978

Citations

386 A.2d 600 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978)
386 A.2d 600