Opinion

Commonwealth v. Almeida

362 Pa. 596
68 A.2d 595
12 A.L.R. 2d 183
1949 Pa. LEXIS 449

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Filed: Apr 11, 1949
Status: Published
Author: Linn
On the bench: Maxey, Deew, Linn, Steen, Patteeson, Steaene, Jones
Cited by: 81 cases

Overruled by Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. Myers, 438 Pa. 218 (1970)

Later courts went against this

Overruled by Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. Myers, 438 Pa. 218 (1970)
Almeida was later expressly overruled in Com. ex. rel. Smith v. Myers, 438 Pa. 218, 261 A.2d 550 (1970).
Supreme Court of PennsylvaniaJan 30, 19703 citing opinionsRead it
Overruled by Commonwealth v. Redline, 391 Pa. 486 (1958)
Redline repudiated Almeida
Supreme Court of PennsylvaniaJan 10, 1958medium confidenceRead it

Distinguished

Distinguished by Commonwealth ex rel. Chaney v. Cavell, 185 Pa. Super. 82 (1958)
The case of Commonwealth v. Almeida, 362 Pa. 596, 68 A. 2d 595, cited in appellant’s petition, is clearly inapposite.
Superior Court of PennsylvaniaJan 21, 1958Read it

The opinion

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Concurring Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn:

I am convinced by the record that appellant was not harmed by the challenged instructions to the jury and therefore concur in the order of this Court affirming the judgment.

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