Commonwealth v. London
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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
- Commonwealth v. ZapataSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth v. RankinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. RifeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CousarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. WallerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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