Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 6, 1957No. Appeal, 124PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,
The defendant, having been found guilty of murder in the first degree with the death penalty affixed and having been sentenced to death, appeals from the refusal of the Court below to grant him a new trial.
Wallace Russell died as a result of wounds received in a shooting which took place on September 13, 1949 in a drinking place known as the Barbary Coast Club in Pittsburgh. The defendant, charged with having shot Russell, was indicted for murder and manslaughter in connection with his death. After a trial by jury, in January, 1950 defendant was found…
2Cases cited69 opinions
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- Ex Parte ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Dynes v. HooverSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
- In Re YamashitaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
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3Cited by57 opinions
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