COMMONWEALTH v. HOERNER, 436 Pa. 332 (1969)

260 A.2d 184 Commonwealth v. Hoerner, Petitioner. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. December 18, 1969. Criminal Law — Counsel for defendant — Appeal — Petition for allocatur — Sufficiency — Required role of counsel as an advocate. In this case, it was Held that a petition for allocatur, prepared by counsel (and which failed to set […]

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LEWIS v. LEBANON COURT OF COM. PLEAS, 436 Pa. 296 (1969)

260 A.2d 184 Lewis, Petitioner, v. Lebanon Court of Common Pleas. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.November 11, 1969. December 12, 1969. Criminal Law — Practice — Evidence — Witnesses — Pretrial interrogation by defense counsel of prosecution witnesses — Interference by district attorney — Communication of his disapproval by district attorney to willing witness — Exceptional […]

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