Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. O'Bryant

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 14, 1978No. 406PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In a non-jury trial, the court found appellant guilty of murder of the third degree and possession of instruments of crime generally. On .April 14, 1977, the court heard and denied appellant’s post-verdict motions. Immediately thereafter, the court sentenced appellant to five to fifteen years imprisonment on the murder conviction and to a concurrent term of two and one half to five years imprisonment on the possession charge. This appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed on the murder charge followed. 1

Appellant’s sole contention is that the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Commonwealth v. KichlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LyonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. CruzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. ScarboroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. SudlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. ByrdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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