COM. v. ALSTON


539 Pa. 202 (1994)

651 A.2d 1092

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Garland M. ALSTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester G. Nauhaus, Public Defender, Shelley Stark, Chief-Appellate Div., Suzanne M. Swan, Appellate Counsel, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Claire C. Capristo, Deputy Dist. Atty., Kemal A. Mericli, Sandra Preuhs, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The question presented is whether the Commonwealth violated Appellant's rights under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and Article I, Section 9 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. More specifically, the question is whether the Commonwealth provided Appellant with sufficient notice of all of the elements of the crime of burglary charged, where the Commonwealth's Information failed to specify...

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