Commonwealth v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
Marvin Palmer, the appellant herein, was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and unlawfully carrying a firearm. 1 Motions for a new trial and/or arrest of judg ment were denied. A prison sentence of seven to fifteen years was imposed on the murder conviction and a concurrent prison sentence of three years was imposed on the firearms conviction. These appeals followed. 2
The prosecution emanated from the fatal shooting of Robert Williams, a sixteen-year-old youth, as he left the Chicken Pox Club on West…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Government of Virgin Islands v. GereauCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. TervalonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. EnglandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ShoatzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- State v. D'AntonioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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