Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/18/1988

Commonwealth v. Rolan

Citations

549 A.2d 553
520 Pa. 1
1988 Pa. LEXIS 253

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“[T]he crime of burglary has always been and continues to be viewed as a crime involving the use or threat of violence to the person.”
\[T]he crime of burglary has always been and continues to be viewed as a crime involving the use or threat of violence to the person.\
prosecutor’s comment that jury had heard absolutely no evidence which would indicate someone other than defendant shot the victim was not an impermissible comment on the defendant’s failure to testify
“[T]he crime of burglary has always been and continues to be viewed as a crime involving the use or threat of violence to the person”
“[T]he crime of burglary has always been and continues to be viewed as a crime involving the use or threat of violence to the person”
“[I]f a person can demonstrate that the building or structure was abandoned at the time of the illegal entry, a successful defense to a burglary prosecution may be offered.”

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Judges: Papadakos, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Zappala

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