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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/30/1987

Commonwealth v. Gordon

Citations

  • 528 A.2d 631
  • 364 Pa. Super. 521
  • 1987 Pa. Super. LEXIS 8434

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  • holding that defendant's argument regarding suppression of evidence waived when presented for the first time in post-trial motions
  • holding that this Court cannot review a theory of error different from the theory presented to the trial court even if both theories support the same basic allegation of error giving rise to the claim for relief
  • reiterating that “[a] theory of error different from that presented to the trial jurist is waived on appeal, even if both theories support the same basic allegation of error which gives rise to the claim for relief.”
  • reiterating that “[a] theory of error different from that presented to the trial jurist is waived on appeal, even if both theories support the same basic allegation of error which gives rise to the claim for relief.”
  • reiterating that “[a] theory of error different from that presented to the trial jurist is waived on appeal, even if both theories support the same basic allegation of error which gives rise to the claim for relief.”
  • holding -6- J-S33024-14 that this Court cannot review a theory of error different from the theory presented to the trial court even if both theories support the same basic allegation of error giving rise to the claim for relief

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Judges: Cirillo, Olszewski, Montgomery

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