Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Agie

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 17, 1972No. Appeal, 37PublishedCited by 182 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

The appellant, Ferdinand Agie, was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury and sentenced to life imprisonment. Post-trial motions were filed and denied after a hearing. This counselled direct appeal followed; we affirm the judgment of sentence.

Although three issues are presented by the appellant for determination, only one of them is properly before the Court. In support of a request for new trial, the appellant asserts (1) that a prejudicial and inflammatory photograph was placed in evidence at trial; and (2) that he was prejudiced by a delay between…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HornbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Commonwealth v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. PaytonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. NashSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by182 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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