Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wallace
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 5, 1989No. 40 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1987PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice *.
A jury found the appellant, William Wallace, Jr., guilty of murder in the first degree,1 murder in the second degree,2 robbery,3 and criminal conspiracy to commit robbery and criminal homicide.4 After further deliberation, that same jury rendered a verdict of death for the first degree murder conviction.5 Post trial motions were denied and the judgment of sentence was entered on April 14,1987. A consecu*303tive sentence of life was imposed on the appellant for the second degree murder conviction. A concurrent sentence of five to ten years was entered on the conspiracy…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by86 opinions
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