Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beck
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1983No. 80-3-744PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
The appellant, DeWayne Beck, was arrested on March 26, 1976 in connection with the stabbing death of William Jackson. Subsequently, the appellant admitted the stabbing 1 and was charged with murder, manslaughter, conspiracy, possession of instruments of crime, and possession of a concealed weapon. The two possession charges were nol prossed and appellant was tried on the murder, manslaughter and conspiracy charges. Following the trial, the jury returned the following verdict: not guilty of first degree murder; not guilty of voluntary manslaughter, not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BartolomucciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. BeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Terry v. PetsockCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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