Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. De Rohn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 12, 1971No. Appeal, No. 30PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Pomeroy,
On September 18, 1969, following a trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of first degree murder of one Grant White and sentenced to life imprisonment. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied and this appeal followed.
The sole issue before us on this appeal is whether the trial court committed error by admitting into evidence the testimony of a Commonwealth witness, Mrs. Grace Raub, mother of the deceased victim, concerning a telephone conversation she claimed to have had with the appellant on November 21, 1968.1 Appellant al*336leges that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Burton v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Smithers v. LightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Commonwealth v. GoldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GloverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. StewartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Chicchi v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Hirsch v. Building And Construction Trades Council Of Philadelphia And Vicinity, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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