Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Evans
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1985No. 402PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OLSZEWSKI, Judge:
Appellant challenges his convictions for murder in the second degree, criminal conspiracy and robbery.
The convictions follow a shooting during an attempted robbery of Ritchie’s Bar and Tavern, Middletown, Pennsylvania. The incident left Carroll Ritchie, the 75 year old proprietor, dead.
The facts developed at trial show that on November 21, 1981, about 7 p.m., two armed men entered Ritchie’s Bar. They demanded money from Mr. Ritchie who was then working behind the bar. He refused and, approaching the two robbers, ordered them out of his establishment. Two shots flashed, then a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SanfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Lenahan v. Pittston Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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- Commonwealth v. WienckowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- United States v. JohnsonU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SwinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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