Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ross
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 1961No. Appeal, 74PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,
Charles Ross, James Houlahan and Leo Chester 1 were indicted by the grand jury of Allegheny County for the murder of Harold Walker. Ross, tried before Judge J. Prank Graff and a jury, was convicted of first degree murder with the penalty fixed at life imprisonment. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied by the court below and judgment of sentence imposed. Prom that judgment this appeal was taken.
Midmorning on January 21, 1959, Harold Walker was found dead lying in bed in his room at 1101 Sheffield Street, Pittsburgh. The cause of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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