Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. London

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 13, 1975No. 129PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Chief Justice.

On February 19, 1971, the appellant, Willie London, was convicted in a non jury trial of voluntary manslaughter, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and violation of the Uniform Firearms Act. Shortly thereafter post-trial motions were heard and denied. Appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment from one to ten years on the homicide charge and sentence was suspended on the weapons charges. 1 In this direct appeal, 2 appellant advances three grounds for reversal. We find appellant’s arguments cannot be sustained, and therefore affirm.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ZapataSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Commonwealth v. RankinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. RifeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. CousarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. WallerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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