Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Daniels
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 27, 1978No. 260PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POMEROY, Justice.
Appellant William Daniels, charged with murder in connection with the death of Jonathan D. Smith, 1 was tried before a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Following the denial of post-trial motions and the entry of judgment of sentence, a direct appeal was brought here. 2 We will affirm.
A summary of the evidence upon which the jury could properly have based its verdict, see, e. g., Commonwealth v. Hubbard, 472 Pa. 259, 266, 372 A.2d 687 (1977); Commonwealth v. Rose, 463 Pa. 264, 267-68, 344…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by94 opinions
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