Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Frye
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 1969No. Appeal, 163PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Chief Justice Bell,
On January 25, 1967, a jury found Edward Frye guilty of murder in the second degree. The Court en banc dismissed defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. On February 5, 1967, Frye was sentenced to the Western Pennsylvania Diagnostic Clinic for a term of not less than five nor more than fifteen years. This appeal followed.
Defendant and the victim, Robert Alston, were roommates and both worked as bellboys at a golf club. On the night of Alston’s death, defendant and Alston had argued at a local bar and also in their room. Tenants at the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. BosurgiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. KravitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Commonwealth v. EilandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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- Commonwealth v. BlevinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. HornbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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