Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Culmer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1975No. 240PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
Appellant was arrested and indicted for the killing of one, Methuselah Abolition. After a trial before a judge sitting without a jury appellant was adjudicated guilty of murder of the second degree and of a violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, 1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1 et seq., 18 G.P.S.A. 6101 et seq. Post trial motions were filed, argued and dismissed and sentence was imposed. This direct appeal follows. 1
We will first address appellant’s contention that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the verdict of murder of the second degree.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GarvinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. WhartonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. WagnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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