Commonwealth v. Sherman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Sherman

460 A.2d 1074, 500 Pa. 369, 1982 Pa. LEXIS 706

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedDecember 30, 1982

DocketNo. 8 E.D. Appeal Docket, 1982

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Sherman, 460 A.2d 1074, 500 Pa. 369, 1982 Pa. LEXIS 706 (Pa. 1982).

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OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The Superior Court has certified to this Court the question of the constitutionality of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5104(c), upon which [370]*370the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia relied in denying appellant’s motion to waive trial by jury pursuant to Pa.R. Crim.P. 1101. In Commonwealth v. Sorrell, 500 Pa. 355, 456 A.2d 1326 (1982) (filed this day), in which the same constitutional question was certified by the Superior Court, this Court declared 42 Pa.C.S. § 5104(c) unconstitutional, concluding that “42 Pa.C.S. § 5104(c), which contravenes Pa.R.Crim.P. 1101, is an unconstitutional infringement upon the procedural rule-making authority of this Court conferred by Pa. Const, art. V, § 10.”

Record remanded to the Superior Court for proceedings consistent with Commonwealth v. Sorrell, supra.

NIX, J., files a dissenting opinion in which HUTCHINSON, J., joins. McDERMOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

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OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The Superior Court has certified to this Court the question of the constitutionality of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5104(c), upon which [370]*370the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia relied in denying appellant’s motion to waive trial by jury pursuant to Pa.R. Crim.P. 1101. In Commonwealth v. Sorrell, 500 Pa. 355, 456 A.2d 1326 (1982) (filed this day), in which the same constitutional question was certified by the Superior Court, this Court declared 42 Pa.C.S. § 5104(c) unconstitutional, concluding that “42 Pa.C.S. § 5104(c), which contravenes Pa.R.Crim.P. 1101, is an unconstitutional infringement upon the procedural rule-making authority of this Court conferred by Pa. Const, art. V, § 10.”

Record remanded to the Superior Court for proceedings consistent with Commonwealth v. Sorrell, supra.

NIX, J., files a dissenting opinion in which HUTCHINSON, J., joins. McDERMOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

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